 Photo: Erol Ahmed on Unsplash Original article by Emma Cottrell The egg producer will be replacing retired caged facilities. Following its latest quarterly financial report, Cal-Maine Foods has announced it intends to expand its cage-free egg production with the addition of five new cage-free layer houses in Florida, Georgia, Utah and Texas. “We are pleased to announce these new expansion projects, which support our strategy to increase our free-range production in line with customer demand and expanding state requirements for cage-free eggs,” said Sherman Miller, president and chief executive officer, Cal-Maine. “The additional capacity will further enhance our ability to serve our growing customer base.” The $40 million expansion will primarily be replacing recently retired caged facilities and will have an additional production capacity for approximately 1 million layers, according to a company press release, with remodels expected to wrap up in summer 2025. Alongside the expansion, Cal-Maine will also be working with its local contract growers to increase its free-range layers by approximately 1.2 million by fall 2025. “We greatly appreciate the support we have received from the existing network of local contract growers,” said Miller. “As we continue to expand our operations, we remain committed to being the most efficient and sustainable producer of fresh shell eggs and egg products, and we will look for additional opportunities to further advance our growth strategy.” According to WATTPoultry.com’s Top Companies database, Cal-Maine Foods is the largest egg producer in the world with 44.51 million layers. Original article written by Emma Cottrell on WATTPoultry Costco organic eggsglobal animal partnershipanimal welfareComments are closed.
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