Mantiqueira USA, the US egg supplier co-owned by meat giant JBS, has entered a binding agreement to acquire Hickman’s Egg Ranch, a leading egg producer based in the Mountain and West Coast regions. Founded in 1944, Hickman’s Egg Ranch is recognised as the largest egg producer in the US Southwest. Mantiqueira USA operates as a joint venture between the Pinto family, founders of Mantiqueira, and JBS NV, one of the …

