By Melodie Warner. Cal-Maine Foods Inc.'s (CALM) fiscal fourth-quarter net income soared as a large gain from a new venture in the specialty-egg market more than offset the fresh-shell-eggs company's higher operating costs.

US chicken manufacturer Pilgrim's Pride returned to profit in the first half of its financial year but has warned of "challenges" ahead.

The following table lists the 59 U.S. companies that reported quarterly earnings today (end date of the quarter is noted in the last column).

The following U.S. companies reported earnings per share reversals for their latest quarter (end date of the quarter is noted in the last column).

By Kristin Jones. Cal-Maine Foods Inc.'s (CALM) founder and board chairman, Fred Adams, Jr. is stepping down from the egg company's board due to health reasons.

That doesn't mean it's always the cheapest. Reuters. With the corn crop shrinking and prices soaring under a withering Midwest drought, the nation's biggest meat producers are scouting the globe in search of cheaper livestock feed.

Pilgrims Pride Corp (NYSE: PPC) issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday. The company reported $0.27 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the analysts' consensus estimate of $0.23 by $0.04.

The following U.S. companies reported positive surprises or matched expectations today. This list ranks percent surprises of actual earnings to earnings estimates.

By Marshall Eckblad. Pilgrim's Pride Corp. (PPC) told investors on Friday it's close to striking a deal to import corn from Brazil in an effort to offset the recent rise in costs for feed tied to the widening U.S.

By Chelsea Stevenson. Pilgrim's Pride Corp. (NYSE:PPC) swung to a second-quarter profit as the world's second-largest poultry processor reduced spending and watched its sales edge up, though results were shy of expectations.