** Shares of egg producer Cal-Maine Foods CALM.O up about
4% at $108.04 after the bell
** Company posts Q2 net sales of $954.7 mln, compared with
$523.2 mln for the same period last year
** It says sales boosted by the Thanksgiving holiday and the
acquisition of egg production assets of ISE America, as well as
increase in the prices of eggs
** Cal-Maine reports Q2 net income of $219.1 mln or $4.47
per share, compared with $17 mln or 35 cents per share a year
ago
** Company adds that facilities in Kansas and Texas, which
experienced bird flu outbreaks in fiscal 2024, are now fully
operational
** CALM rose nearly 80% in 2024
(Reporting by Aamir Sohail in Bengaluru)
((Aamir.Sohail@thomsonreuters.com;))