Minnesota's recent egg-industry news, cage-free law status and
confirmed bird-flu (HPAI) activity, in one page.
Disease/Biosecurity · Severity 3 · MN · September 22, 2026
Minnesota HPAI cases spike earlier than usual this fall
Markets/Prices · Severity 2 · AL, AR, CA, CO, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TX, UT, WA, WI · September 22, 2026
NASS: table-egg layer flock hits 317.3M head in August
Disease/Biosecurity · Severity 4 · MN, SD, WI, ND · September 20, 2026
Minnesota Reports Three New H5N1 Poultry Flocks, ~118,000 Birds
Disease/Biosecurity · Severity 3 · MN · September 16, 2026
HPAI Confirmed in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota Turkey Meat Bird Flock
Disease/Biosecurity · Severity 3 · MN, WI · September 15, 2026
HPAI Confirmed in Big Stone County, Minnesota Turkey Meat Bird Flock
Disease/Biosecurity · Severity 3 · MN · September 10, 2026
HPAI Confirmed in Becker County, Minnesota Turkey Meat Bird Flock
Disease/Biosecurity · Severity 3 · MN · September 10, 2026
HPAI Confirmed in Otter Tail County, Minnesota Breeder Operation Flock
Markets/Prices · Severity 2 · AL, AR, CA, CO, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TX, UT, WA, WI · September 1, 2026
NASS: Table-Egg Layer Flock Hits 313.2M in July
Full detail (labeling, sale-ban scope, grade floor, disputed values) is at the EggWire Pro state compare table.
No HPAI detections in commercial table-egg flocks in Minnesota in the tracked window (last 30 days).
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