CAL-MAINE Foods Inc., the largest commercial egg producer in the U.S., has reported stronger earnings for its fiscal 2013 third quarter and first nine months despite feed costs that were considerably higher than the year before. The company noted thatfeed costs for the quarter (December 2012 through February) were 22% higher than during its fiscal 2012 third quarter, but it credited increased sales volume and selling prices, as well as a continued focus on efficient operations, for bucking the feedcost headwinds.
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