CALM
Cal-Maine Foods Inc
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we are the largest producer and marketer of shell eggs in the united states. in fiscal 2012, we sold approximately 884.3 million dozen shell eggs, which represented approximately 19% of domestic shell egg consumption. our total flock of approximately 26.2 million layers and 6.6 million pullets and breeders is the largest in the united states. layers are mature female chickens, pullets are young female chickens usually under 20 weeks of age, and breeders are male or female chickens used to produce fertile eggs to be hatched for egg production flocks. we operate in a single segment. our primary business is the production, grading, packaging, marketing and distribution of shell eggs. we sell most of our shell eggs in 29 states, primarily in the southwestern, southeastern, mid-western and mid-atlantic regions of the united states. we market our shell eggs through our extensive distribution network to a diverse group of customers, including national and regional grocery store chains, club s