Rose Acre Farms held a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of its new Desert Valley Egg Farm in Arizona on May 5, 2023.

At the ceremony, producers said the size and scope of the new farm will be similar to the 2,600-acre Lone Cactus Farm, which raises approximately 3 million egg-laying hens. Additionally located just down the road from Lone Cactus Farm.

Rose Acre Farms plans to begin construction in fall 2023 and finish in 2026, according to Skip Becker of Becker Development and Consulting LLC, which is working on the new project. Becker added that the $100 million farm will accommodate 2.2 million cage-free eggs. Chickens will create an estimated 150 new jobs.

“We began this project in August 2013 and are excited to reach this milestone today,” Becker said in a statement. press release. “We would like to thank our partners, including the Arizona Department of Commerce, Arizona California Railroad, and APS (Arizona Public Service), for helping Rose Acre Farms grow a responsible economic development project in La Paz County. ”

The ceremony was attended by Rose Acre Farms officials, representatives from the Arizona Department of Commerce, state legislators, county elected officials and community leaders.

According to WATT Global Media's 2023 Top Egg Companies Survey, Rose Acre Farms is the second largest egg producer in the United States, with an estimated 25.07 million hens.

Other Arizona Extensions of Rose Acres

Just two years after Rose Acre Farms opened its Lone Cactus Farm production facility in 2016, it will process grain sourced from Kansas and Nebraska and process it into poultry feed at nearby farms. Added new grain terminals and railroad lines for

The rail line is named the Tanya Cecil Grain and Rail Terminal and has four grain bins capable of handling 450,000 bushels each, for a total capacity of 1.8 million bushels.