Arizona food bank receives 1st delivery as part of egg price-fixing settlement

An Arizona food bank received more than 180,000 eggs on Friday as part of a price-fixing settlement with major egg producers, officials announced.

The 17 pallets of eggs from Cal-Maine Foods were delivered to the Yuma Community Food Bank and will be distributed to food banks, food pantries and other partners throughout Yuma and La Paz counties.

It is one of four regional food banks that redistributes large donations to more than 1,000 smaller organizations around the Grand Canyon State.

The delivery comes after a joint investigation found that Cal-Maine Foods, Versova/Centrum and Hickman’s Egg Ranch illegally worked together to drive up egg prices.

The probe discovered that between June 2022 and March 2025 the companies influenced published bench mark price quotes by secretly coordinating their bidding activity.

In June, a settlement was announced where the companies agreed to donate more than 53 million eggs to food banks and nonprofits in the 17 states part of the lawsuit. They also paid the states a combined $3.3 million.

Additionally, the egg producers submitted to ongoing state oversight and said they would put compliance measures in place.

“Many Arizonans are struggling to make ends meet because of illegal tariffs, inflation and corporate greed,” Attorney General Kris Mayes said in a news release. “When major egg producers engaged in illegal price-fixing that drove prices up even further, my office stepped in to stop them. This delivery is proof that when companies break the law and drive up costs for Arizonans, we will hold them accountable and get real relief for Arizonans.”

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