Aldi Egg Supplier, Rose Acres Farms, Says Bird Flu Detected at One of its Facilities

The egg producer that supplies Aldi with eggs has detected bird flu at one of its farms.

Rose Acres Farms is the second-largest egg producer in the U.S. It announced on Tuesday, January 28th, 2025, that its Cort Acre Egg Farm in Seymour, Indiana, tested positive for cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) over the weekend.

Rose Acres Farms released a statement saying, “We are working with the Indiana State Board of Animal Health and the state veterinarian on best practices to combat the risk of spreading AI to other birds. We are continuing to monitor all of our facilities.”

Rose Acres Farms stated the Indiana State Board of Animal Health is monitoring the situation, while the U.S. Department of Agriculture is monitoring animal infections and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is monitoring human infections.

Aldi Goldhen Eggs are sourced from Rose Acres Farms, which has facilities in seven states: Arizona, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and North Carolina, along with joint ventures in Colorado and Hawaii.

It’s not yet clear what impact the outbreak at Rose Acres Farms’ Cort Acre Egg Farm will have on availability or pricing of eggs at Aldi stores. However, the Department of Agriculture forecasts that egg prices will rise up to 20% in 2025 due to a shortage. Poultry infected with avian flu must be culled, and their eggs also must be destroyed.

American Egg Board President and CEO Emily Metz told Progressive Grocer that changing migratory bird patterns due to climate events have affected the current ongoing bird flu threat.

“We were able to predict based on the flight patterns when we were going to see bird flu and when we needed to be prepared,” Metz said. “Well, with wildfires, with tornadoes, hurricanes, all of those things that we saw last year, those birds got displaced. So we had wild birds … changing their flight patterns, flying in areas they’d never flown before. … all that drove increases in outbreaks last year and that really tightened the supply.”

The CDC has confirmed 67 total reported human cases in the U.S., with one death reported. The current public health risk is low, with no evidence of person-to-person spread.