Editing Price gouging (section)

==== Eggs ====

On August 11, 2020, [[Attorney General of New York|New York Attorney General]] [[Letitia James]] sued [[Hillandale Farms]], one of the largest U.S. egg producers, for allegedly price gouging more than four million cartons of eggs by increasing prices by almost five times during the pandemic. The lawsuit alleges that the price increases were an effort to profit off of higher consumer demand during the pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Attorney General James Sues One of the Nation's Largest Egg Producers for Price Gouging During the Coronavirus Pandemic|url=https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2020/attorney-general-james-sues-one-nations-largest-egg-producers-price-gouging|access-date=2021-04-19|website=ag.ny.gov|date=August 11, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> To settle the lawsuit, Hillandale Farms agreed to donate 1.2&nbsp;million eggs to New York food banks.<ref>{{Cite web|title=1.2 Million Free Eggs Coming to New York in Pandemic Price Gouging Settlement|url=https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/1-2-million-free-eggs-coming-to-new-york-in-pandemic-price-gouging-settlement/2977008/|access-date=2021-04-19|website=NBC New York|date=April 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref>