Some U.S. farmers who once raised chickens for Tyson Foods to slaughter are shifting to sell eggs instead after the meatpacker closed six plants, a move that left local suppliers with limited options for work. In one example, former Tyson suppliers in central Virginia formed a cooperative that will produce cage-free eggs for Indiana-based Dutch Country Organics on a dozen farms, after Tyson closed its nearby Glen Allen plant last year. In Dexter, Missouri, the world's biggest egg company, Cal-Maine Foods, in March finalized a deal to buy another chicken meat plant Tyson shuttered.
It looks like Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. ( NASDAQ:CALM ) is about to go ex-dividend in the next 4 days. The ex-dividend date...
Here is how Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) and Sylvamo Corporation (SLVM) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.