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https://missouriindependent.com/briefs/record-breaking-egg-profits-prompt-accusation-of-price-gouging/#:~:text=Cal%2DMaine's%20gross%20profit%20jumped,gross%20profits%20were%20%2450.4%20million.
Cal-Maine’s gross profit jumped 10-fold from one 26-week period in 2021 to the same period in 2022, according to the company’s most recent quarterly financial statement. For the 26-week fiscal period ending in November 2021, gross profits were $50.4 million. In 2022 for the same period, gross profits were $535.3 million.