WhatsApp leak reveals chick price-fixing

Revealing behind-the-scenes manipulation, the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has cracked down on eight major poultry hatcheries for running a secret cartel that rigged the prices of day-old broiler chicks (DOCs) — an act that sent chicken prices soaring and hurt millions of consumers.

The CCP unearthed a secret price-fixing ring operating through a WhatsApp group aptly named “Chick Rate Announcement”.

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