# Largest egg producer in Southwest loses 95% of its chickens in Arizona to bird flu

> Hickman's Family Farms, one of the largest US egg producers, said bird flu has killed about 95% of its chickens in Arizona, roughly six million birds in about two weeks. The company cannot fill 100% of customer orders for the first time in 81 years and is cutting staff.

- Date: 2025-05-31 · published 2025-05-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24689-largest-egg-producer-in-southwest-loses-95-of-its-chickens-in-arizona-to-bird
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Losing about six million layers removes a large block of corn and soymeal demand from the Southwest feed market. Regional egg supply will be tight, which supports prices for eggs.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-01-11 | [Bird flu: India’s chicken and egg problem](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49155-bird-flu-india-s-chicken-and-egg-problem.md) | +6.3% | +12.8% |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2025-02-28 | [Are egg producers inflating prices during the bird flu outbreak to boost profits? \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26059-are-egg-producers-inflating-prices-during-the-bird-flu-outbreak-to-boost.md) | -2.4% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2019-12-26 | [Bird flu hits egg-producing Iowa hard; loss expected to be 25 million hens](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55589-bird-flu-hits-egg-producing-iowa-hard-loss-expected-to-be-25-million-hens.md) | +0.6% | +1.6% |
| CORN | 2017-02-24 | [China egg producers brace for pain from bird flu crackdown](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72514-china-egg-producers-brace-for-pain-from-bird-flu-crackdown.md) | +1.5% | -1.7% |

## Sources

- ksla.com: https://www.ksla.com/2025/05/31/largest-egg-producer-southwest-loses-95-its-chickens-arizona-bird-flu/

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