RIDGELAND, Miss. (AP) — RIDGELAND, Miss. (AP) — Cal-Maine Foods Inc. (CALM) on Tuesday reported fiscal third-quarter profit of $146.7 million.

On a per-share basis, the Ridgeland, Mississippi-based company said it had net income of $3.

The egg producer posted revenue of $703.1 million in the period.

Cal-Maine shares have risen almost 3% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $58.93, a drop of slightly more than 3% in the last 12 months.

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