[fudgy73]

I'm not suggesting or implying this is happening in the chicken industry but an oligopoly that is colluding can act as a monopoly.

[dragontamer]

That's called a cartel.

CNBC is a major news organization, so they generally should be using English correctly. I think a blog post can have technical errors here and there, but the standards for a proper news article are higher.

[solipsism]

CNBC is a major news organization, so they generally should be using English correctly

Doesn't make it an interesting topic of conversation.