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Dynasty behind US egg giant looks to cash in as profits soar amid bird flu

Daughters of Fred ‘Big Chicken’ Adams stand to reap hundreds of millions with company poised to buy their stake

The family that controls the largest US egg seller is seeking to cash out amid a bird flu crisis that has driven prices to all-time highs.

The four daughters and son-in-law of Cal-Maine Foods founder Fred R Adams Jr reached an agreement with the company to convert their super-voting shares to common shares, relinquishing control ahead of a “potential diversification of their individual financial portfolios”, according to a securities filing by the company.

The family’s stake in Cal-Maine is held through a shell company called Daughters LLC. At Friday’s close, the stake is valued at nearly $532mn, including $434mn in super-voting shares and another $98mn in common shares.

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