Brief: Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. Reports Positive Test Result For Avian Influenza At Texas Facility

Cal-Maine Foods

02/04/2024 17:11

April 2 (Reuters) - Cal-Maine Foods Inc  CALM.O :
    * CAL-MAINE FOODS, INC. REPORTS POSITIVE TEST RESULT FOR
AVIAN
INFLUENZA AT TEXAS FACILITY
    * CAL-MAINE FOODS INC - IS WORKING TO SECURE PRODUCTION FROM
OTHER
FACILITIES TO MINIMIZE DISRUPTION TO ITS CUSTOMERS.
    * CAL-MAINE FOODS INC: PRODUCTION AT FACILITY HAS
TEMPORARILY
CEASED AS COMPANY FOLLOWS PROTOCOLS PRESCRIBED BY USDA
    * CAL-MAINE: POSITIVE TEST LED TO DEPOPULATION OF ABOUT 1.6
MILLION LAYING HENS AND 337,000 PULLETS, OR ABOUT 3.6% OF TOTAL
FLOCK AS OF MARCH 2

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