(Reuters) — Tyson Foods agreed to pay $85 million to settle a lawsuit by consumers who accused the largest U.S. meat company of conspiring with rivals to inflate pork prices by limiting supply in the $20 billion U.S. market. The preliminary class action settlement disclosed on Wednesday is the largest in more than seven years of antitrust litigation by the consumers against pork producers, surpassing Smithfield Foods' $75 million settlement in 2022. ADVERTISEMENTIt would boost consumers' overall recovery to $208 million, including settlements with Brazil's JBS, Hormel Foods and other defendants. Dozens of supermarket chains including Kroger, restaurant chains including McDonald's, food producers and food distributors have also sued over pork prices. Similar litigation alleging price-fixing of beef, chicken and turkey is pending in Minnesota and Chicago federal courts.