People who bought bacon or raw pork at a grocery store in 24 places between 2014 and 2018 have until Thursday, October 29, to file a claim in the pork antitrust settlements. Five meat companies have agreed to pay a combined $117,065,000: Tyson, Hormel, Seaboard, Clemens and Triumph. The claim page says no documentation is needed at this time.
That leaves two days. A claim form can be filed online or mailed with a postmark no later than October 29, and the cutoff is the same for every company in the group. Claims in the earlier JBS and Smithfield settlements closed on April 22, 2026, and are not part of the October 29 deadline.
Where the pork had to be bought
The court-ordered notice counts purchases made in 24 jurisdictions, which it calls repealer jurisdictions. That is 23 states plus the District of Columbia. The test is where the pork was bought, not where the buyer lives now:
- Arizona
- California
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Hawaii
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Maine
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Utah
- West Virginia
Anyone who bought raw bacon or raw fresh or frozen pork from the belly, loin, shoulder or ribs, or pork chops, for household use in one of those places between June 28, 2014, and June 30, 2018, is in the class. That includes a retiree who shopped at a supermarket in Florida or Arizona. Buying directly from one of the defendants does not count, and the notice excludes organic pork, no-antibiotics-ever pork, and marinated, seasoned or breaded products other than bacon.
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No receipts, but a real claim form
Nobody has to dig up four-year-old receipts. The claim page says: “You do not need to provide any documentation at this time.” The form asks for purchase information, and an online filer gets a confirmation email and code to keep.
The same page adds that the settlement administrator “may ask for additional information or documentation to support your claim.” A filer who can’t produce any should still file, because the form is what counts before October 29. Questions go to [email protected] or 1-888-287-5434.
Filing starts at the “Start Your Claim” button on the claim site, which leads to the claim page. The form can also be mailed, as long as the postmark is October 29 or earlier. A mailed envelope dropped in a box on Thursday afternoon is cutting it close, so online is the safer route this week.
The notice defines personal consumption as buying pork at a grocery store or supermarket for a household. Restaurant meals do not fit that description, and neither does pork bought straight from a processor. Purchases made at a store in one of the 24 places count even for people who have since moved to another state.
Five companies and $117 million
The claim site’s settlement page lists what each company agreed to pay. Tyson is the largest at $85 million, followed by Clemens at $13.5 million, Seaboard at $10 million, Hormel at $4.465 million and Triumph at $4.1 million. Those payments add up to $117.065 million.
A sixth defendant, Agri Stats, is also part of the settlements. It has agreed to change certain business practices but will not pay any money, and class members cannot opt out of that one.
What a claim pays, and when
Nobody knows the size of a single payment yet. The claim site describes a pro rata cash payment, an equal share tied to how much pork a person bought, divided among everyone whose claim is valid. The administrator may also set a minimum payment. More claims mean smaller shares, so the final figure depends on how many people file by Thursday.
The fairness hearing is scheduled for December 11, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. Central time, before Judge John R. Tunheim, and the claim site warns the date may change. Payments follow only after the court approves the settlements, so a claim filed this week is a place in line, not a check in the mail. The full rules, the filing button and the date updates are all at OverchargedForPork.com.
What happens if Thursday passes
The notice sets the same October 29 date for filing a claim, opting out or objecting. A person who misses it does not get a second window in these settlements, and the claim site announces no extension.
Opting out and objecting to the deal follow the same October 29 date, and neither is the same thing as filing a claim. The claim site posts the settlement terms for anyone weighing those choices.
The open question is a household one: how much bacon was bought at which store, and in which of the 24 places. The form asks for purchase information, and the administrator keeps the right to ask for backup later.
Filing for the pork money before Thursday?
Two days is not much room for a claim that asks about four years of grocery trips. The pork deadline is firm, the form is required, and the administrator can ask for backup after the fact, which is where many filers stall.
The Settlement & Refund Recovery System includes the four-date rule for reading a settlement notice, so the claim deadline, the opt-out date, the hearing and the payout are never confused. It adds a step-by-step filing walkthrough and a claim log and payment tracker that records what was filed, when, and what the confirmation code was.
Its Open Settlements Supplement and large-print quick-start sheet keep the dates in front of anyone working through several claims at once.
Get the filing walkthrough and claim tracker to finish the pork claim by Thursday →
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This article was produced with AI assistance and edited for accuracy against the sources linked above.
