date:Jan 10, 2013
rices to the record high levels that eventually impacted the companys earnings. He added that while the costs of feed have retreated from their peak levels, he anticipates Cal-Maines feed costs to remain high and volatile for the remainder of fiscal 2013.
Further pressuring earnings were costs associated with the companys acquisition of Maxim Production Co., Inc., which included a feed mill and two production complexes with capacity for an estimated 3.5 million laying hens.
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