This past week, Cal-Maine Foods Inc. donated 750 cases of eggs to Extra Table to recognize workers in food production and retail and to help the needy in Mississippi.     The donation was commended by Andy Gipson, Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture who commented “There is no better way to recognize National Egg Month and to honor our farmers and food workers, who have worked through the pandemic.”

Food Bank Distribution

Dr. Ryn Laster, Director of Food Safety and Animal Welfare for Cal-Maine Foods, stated “We are proud to make this donation to the Mississippi Food Network and to Extra Table.”  She added, “The people of our state have experienced natural disasters and the effects of a world-wide pandemic and a lot of people need help.”

Cal-Maine Foods is based in Jackson, Mississippi and houses 40 million laying hens and 10 million pullets and breeders, marketing more than one billion dozen shell eggs annually.