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Egg company’s earnings up on better market conditions

Associated Press — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:57:11 +0000

JACKSON — Cal-Maine Foods Inc. said today that its fiscal third-quarter net income climbed 17 percent, bolstered by increased selling prices and improved sales of specialty eggs. For the period ended March 2, the egg producer earned $30.6 million, or $1.27 per share. That compares with earnings of $26.1 million, or $1.09 per share, a [...]

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Challenging market, input costs cut Cal-Maine’s earnings

MBJ Staff — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:42:25 +0000

JACKSON — Cal-Maine Foods Inc. reported net sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2013 were $328.9 million, compared with net sales of $290.4 million for the same quarter of fiscal 2012. The egg company reported net income of $14.3 million, or $0.60 per basic share, for the second quarter, compared with net income of [...]

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Egg company closes on Maxim acquisition in Texas

MBJ Staff — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 17:46:50 +0000

JACKSON — Cal-Maine Foods Inc. has closed on the previously announced acquisition of the commercial egg production and related assets of Maxim Production Co. Inc. Terms were not disclosed. The assets purchased by Cal-Maine include a feed mill and two production complexes with capacity for approximately 3.5 million laying hens with related pullet capacity, all [...]

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Egg company buying multiple facilities in Texas

MBJ Staff — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 12:09:48 +0000

JACKSON — Cal-Maine Foods Inc. has reached an agreement to acquire the commercial egg operations of Maxim Production Co. Inc. Terms were not disclosed. The assets to be purchased by Cal-Maine include a feed mill and two production complexes with capacity for approximately 3.5 million laying hens with related pullet capacity, all located near Boling, [...]

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Officials report best wild turkey hatch in a decade

Associated Press — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 17:12:21 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Near-perfect conditions have produced the best turkey hatch in 10 years, according to the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. July observations indicate that “in 2014, we ought to have a tremendous season,” particularly in southwest Mississippi, said Wild Turkey Program coordinator Dave Godwin. The last solid overall statewide hatch was [...]

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Cal-Maine’s profits soar; Baker replacing Adams as chairman

Associated Press — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:17:14 +0000

JACKSON — Egg producer Cal-Maine Foods says its net income grew more than five-fold in its fiscal fourth quarter as it produced and sold more eggs in the period on stronger consumer demand and got a lift from a one-time gain related to a joint venture. Cal-Maine said its average selling price rose 9.7 percent [...]

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