Peanut farmers accusing companies of price fixing A class-action lawsuit brought forth by Southern peanut farmers alleges peanut-shelling companies Birdsong Corp. and Golden Peanut Co. L.L.C., a subsidiary of Archer Daniels Midland Co., conspired to fix the prices of runner peanuts in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act. The lawsuit filed Sept. 5 in the…
