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Hickman's Egg Ranch
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Hickman's Egg Ranch is an Arizona shell-egg producer and the third producer named in the Justice Department egg case. It sits on the same proposed 29 June 2026 decrees as the other producers, and those decrees are not final.
Overview
Hickman's produces shell eggs and sells them into grocery and food-service channels. It is smaller than Cal-Maine and is the third producer in the government case filed on 29 June 2026.
The Justice Department and 17 states allege that bids were aimed at a published price quote. Hickman's is covered by those proposed decrees.
The decrees were not an entered judgment as of October 2026. A proposal is not a finding that Hickman's fixed egg prices.
Competition footprint
Hickman's sells into the same shell-egg quote system the 29 June 2026 case put at the center of the bids.
Third-producer status means the proposed decree terms reach its sales if a court eventually enters them.
Approval was still outstanding, so no final order binds the ranch yet.
Consumer & business angle
Shoppers see a carton price, not which Arizona ranch packed the eggs.
Cal-Maine and Versova are the other producers on the same proposed government decrees.
What to watch
- Whether a court enters the 29 June 2026 decree against Hickman's.
- Any change in the proposed terms before approval.
Markets
shell eggs
Also known as: hickman's, hickman egg ranch