# A Major American Egg Farm Just Lost 90% of its Chickens - Bloomberg

> Bloomberg reported that a major Arizona egg producer, Hickman's Egg Ranch, lost about 90% of its chickens to a bird flu outbreak. The story warns that the virus risks becoming endemic in the US.

- Date: 2025-06-07 · published 2025-06-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24214-a-major-american-egg-farm-just-lost-90-of-its-chickens-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Large layer losses cut egg supply and reduce feed demand from affected flocks, while raising the risk of renewed egg price spikes and import dependence.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-05-31 | [Largest egg producer in Southwest loses 95% of its chickens in Arizona to bird flu](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24689-largest-egg-producer-in-southwest-loses-95-of-its-chickens-in-arizona-to-bird.md) | +0.5% | -2.2% |
| CORN | 2022-02-18 | [Supply Chains Latest: Bird Flu Threat to U.S. Chicken Farms - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42722-supply-chains-latest-bird-flu-threat-to-u-s-chicken-farms-bloomberg.md) | +5.8% | +16.7% |
| CORN | 2024-05-28 | [US Records Worst Bird Flu Outbreak in Two Years at Iowa Egg Farm - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30280-us-records-worst-bird-flu-outbreak-in-two-years-at-iowa-egg-farm-bloomberg.md) | -4.6% | -4.6% |
| CORN | 2022-05-23 | [How a US Bird Flu Outbreak Is Making Eggs More Expensive - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41404-how-a-us-bird-flu-outbreak-is-making-eggs-more-expensive-bloomberg.md) | +0.0% | -1.2% |
| CORN | 2024-05-30 | [Minnesota egg operation loses 1.3M chickens to bird flu, a record for a single site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30277-minnesota-egg-operation-loses-1-3m-chickens-to-bird-flu-a-record-for-a-single.md) | -4.0% | -5.1% |
| SOY | 2019-04-14 | [Deadly Pig Disease to Reshape Global Soy Markets for Years - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59632-deadly-pig-disease-to-reshape-global-soy-markets-for-years-bloomberg.md) | -2.0% | -11.6% |
| SOY | 2019-04-24 | [Impacts of African Swine Fever on China's Feed Industry and Soy Demand - Rabobank](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59584-impacts-of-african-swine-fever-on-china-s-feed-industry-and-soy-demand-rabobank.md) | -2.4% | -4.6% |
| SOY | 2021-03-10 | [Resurgence of African Swine Fever in China Threatens Global Grain Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48100-resurgence-of-african-swine-fever-in-china-threatens-global-grain-demand.md) | -1.2% | -2.3% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-07/a-major-american-egg-farm-just-lost-90-of-its-chickens

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