- The bird flu epidemic has proved tremendously profitable for Cal-Maine, the largest egg producer in the U.S. Its profits for the first three months of 2025 skyrocketed to $508 million, more than three times the level from a year before—even as it killed off flocks infected with avian flu and collected tens of millions in USDA payments for the culled birds.
Even though the White House says egg prices are coming back down to earth, the nation’s largest egg producer is still raking in profits.
