US egg giant Cal-Maine said the government has investigated the price increase

The largest Egg producer in the United States, the largest Egg producer of the United States, the company admitted that the US Department of Justice was investigated by the US Department of Justice after the company.

Ridgeland, Mississippi-based Cal-Maine, said the investigation was warned last month to increase the price of eggs. Cal-Maine said he cooperates with the investigation.

The company’s shares fell by more than 4% in trade after hours.

Egg prices hit a large number of record heights in recent months bird flu epidemic These were farmers forced more than 166 million birds, mainly eggs.

A twelve class, an egg cost $ 5.90 in US cities In Februaryfrom 10.4% to a year ago. This was caught The record-high price of January $ 4.95.

Increased egg prices, set the Cal-Maine that provides approximately 20% of the nation’s eggs Increased consistently.

Tuesday, Cal-Maine, the sale of sales in the third quarter of the Fiscal in the third quarter, he said, he said to $ 7.42 billion.

According to Cal-Maine Sales, the questionnaire of the facts, the $ 1.43 billion forecast of the wall street fell shortly.

Cal-Maine said he sold 331.4 million onpo eggs to record 10% from the same period a year ago.

Cal-Maine, this is progress in reducing the impact of bird flu, including progress, which is progressing in reducing the effects of bird flu, including the increased number of layers of flu in the influenza. The company said that feed expenses are low in the quarter.

Cal-Maine, the net income in the third quarter is more than $ 508.5 million compared to the same period a year ago. The profit per share per share fell into the forecast of analysts worth $ 10.72 per analysts.