Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (CALM) 1999年年度报告「NYSE」.pdf

1、CAL-MAINE FOODS,INC.1999 ANNUAL REPORTAlabamaAshlandArkansasHopeLincolnGeorgiaGainesvilleHartwellShady DaleKansasChaseKentuckyBremenGuthrieLouisianaHammondPine GroveMississippiEdwardsJackson(CorporateOffices)MendenhallNew MexicoAlbuquerqueNorth CarolinaAlbemarleLouisburgWintervilleOhioRossburgUnion

2、CityOklahomaWestvilleSouth CarolinaBethuneTennesseeClarksvilleTexasIdalouKellerLagrangeWaelderUtahDeltaColor indicatesCal-Maines major maket areas.Cal-Maine Foods,Inc.Cal-Maine Foods,Inc.is engaged in the production,cleaning,grading,packing and sale of fresh shell eggs.The Company currently is the n

3、ations largest producer and distributor of fresh shell eggs,with fiscal 1999sales of approximately 426 million dozen shell eggs,representing approximately 10%of all shell eggs sold inthe United States.Cal-Maine primarily markets its shell eggs in 26 states,chiefly in the southwestern,southeastern,mi

4、d-western and mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.The common shares of Cal-Maine Foods,Inc.are traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol CALM.Cal-Maine LocationsLetter to StockholdersFiscal 1999 was a good year for Cal-Maine Foods in many respects:GWe realized increased efficiency

5、in our production,processing and marketing operations.GWe maintained and strengthened our customer base,with a number of new customers added during the year.GIn May,we completed the purchase of Hudson Brothers,Inc.of Guthrie,Kentucky.These operations addedapproximately 1.2 million laying hens;250,00

6、0 pullets;modern,in-line housing for the layers;new pulletgrowing facilities;a modern feed mill and grain elevator;and delivery equipment for feed and eggs.GWe remained on schedule for construction of new state-of-the-art egg production facilities in Kansas andTexas.The Kansas facility began full pr