Cal-Maine Reports Strong Sales as Specialty Eggs, Prepared Foods Gain Popularity

The company plans to expand investment in the two categories to drive growth.
Cal-Maine Reports Strong Sales as Specialty Eggs, Prepared Foods Gain Popularity
A shopping cart with cartons of organic eggs in a supermarket in Houston, Texas, on Sept. 26, 2025. Ronaldo Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images
Mary Prenon
Mary Prenon
Freelance Reporter
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Cal-Maine Foods, the largest egg company in the United States, plans to enhance its growth by expanding specialty eggs and prepared foods across multiple platforms, based on positive results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026.

In its Oct. 1 financial report, Cal-Maine reported quarterly net sales of $922.6 million, a 17 percent increase over the same period in fiscal year 2025. Specialty egg sales alone rose by 10.4 percent to $283.5 million, while prepared food sales skyrocketed by 839.1 percent—from $8.9 million to $83.9 million.
Mary Prenon
Mary Prenon
Freelance Reporter
Mary T. Prenon covers real estate and business. She has been a writer and reporter for over 25 years with various print and broadcast media in New York.