Dec 12 (Reuters) - Egg producer Cal-Maine Foods , opens new tab said on Tuesday it had temporarily ceased production at a facility in Kansas after some of the flock tested positive for avian flu.

The egg price increases have put Cal-Maine, which provides around 20% of the nation’s eggs, under increased scrutiny. On Tuesday, Cal-Maine said its sales nearly doubled to $1.42 billion in its ...

Cal-Maine Foods, the largest egg producer in the country, reported Tuesday that a Kansas facility had an avian flu outbreak in about 1.6% of the company’s total flock, or about 684,000 laying hens.

The egg price increases have put Cal-Maine, which provides around 20% of the nation’s eggs, under increased scrutiny. On Tuesday, Cal-Maine said its quarterly sales nearly doubled to $1.42 billion.

Shares of Cal-Maine Foods, the largest U.S. egg producer, fell in after-hours trading Tuesday after the company acknowledged it is being investigated by the antitrust division of the U.S ...

Cal-Maine Foods (CALM), the top egg producer in the US, reported a 90% drop in profit due to falling egg prices. However, a recent bird flu outbreak at a Kansas facility in late 2023 — affecting ...

Cal-Maine Foods Inc. has detected the avian flu pathogen at one of its facilities in Kansas, affecting about 684,000 laying hens, or 1.6% of the egg producer's total flock.

The egg price increases have put Cal-Maine, which provides around 20% of the nation’s eggs, under increased scrutiny. On Tuesday, Cal-Maine said its sales nearly doubled to $1.42 billion in its ...

Shares of Cal-Maine Foods, the largest U.S. egg producer, fell in after-hours trading Tuesday after the company acknowledged it is being investigated by the antitrust division of the U.S ...