# Laid-off: Former Tyson Foods Chicken Farmers Face High Costs Switching to Eggs

> Former Tyson Foods chicken growers are shifting to egg production after Tyson closed six plants, with some suppliers forming a cooperative to produce cage-free eggs. Conversion costs are high, and bird flu has culled nearly 10 million commercial egg-laying hens so far this year.

- Date: 2024-04-30 · published 2024-04-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30282-laid-off-former-tyson-foods-chicken-farmers-face-high-costs-switching-to-eggs
- Commodities: [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md)

## Why it matters

Tyson's plant closures reduce broiler slaughter capacity, which supports chicken meat prices, while the shift into eggs is a slow supply response.

## Read by commodity

- CHICKEN: bullish ▲

## Sources

- agriculture.com: https://www.agriculture.com/laid-off-former-tyson-foods-chicken-farmers-face-high-costs-switching-to-eggs-8641715
- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/laid-off-former-tyson-foods-chicken-farmers-face-high-costs-switching-eggs-2024-04-30/

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