**Exhibit      99.1**

| Contact: Fred              Adams, Jr. |   |                           |   |
|--------------------------------------------|--------|--------------------------------|--------|
|                                       |   | Chairman and CEO(601) 948-6813 |   |

*    Statements      contained in this press release that are not historical facts are      forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities      Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject      to      risks and uncertainties (contained in the Company’s SEC filings) that could      cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. SEC filings      may      be obtained from the SEC or by contacting the Company.*

| **CAL-MAINE                FOODS, INC.**  |   |   | POST OFFICE BOX 2960     | ▪ JACKSON,                MISSISSIPPI 39207 |
|------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|                                           |   |   | PHONE 601-948-6813  |  FAX                601-969-0905                  |
|                                           |   |   |                     |                                                   |

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**CAL-MAINE        FOODS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES**

**FINANCIAL        HIGHLIGHTS**

|                                                  |   | **13                  Weeks Ended**       |    |
|-------------------------------------------------------|--------|-------------------------------------------|---------|
|                                                  |   | **September                  2,****2006** |    | **August                  27,****2005** |   |
| Net                  sales                            |   | $                                         | 115,308 |   | $ | 79,756 |   |
| Gross                  profit                         |   |                                      | 8,407   |   |   | 960 |   |
| Operating                  income (loss)              |   |                                      | (6,063  | ) |   | (9,957 | ) |
| Income                  (loss) before income taxes    |   |                                      | (8,001  | ) |   | (12,101 | ) |
| Net                  income (loss)                    |   | $                                         | (5,431  | ) | $ | (8,108 | ) |
| Net                  income (loss) per common share:  |   |                                      |    |   |   |   |   |
| Basic                                                 |   | $                                         | (0.23   | ) | $ | (0.35 | ) |
| Diluted                                               |   | $                                         | (0.23   | ) | $ | (0.35 | ) |
| Weighted                  average shares outstanding: |   |                                      |    |   |   |   |   |
| Basic                                                 |   |                                      | 23,503  |   |   | 23,490 |   |
| Diluted                                               |   |                                      | 23,503  |   |   | 23,490 |   |

**SUMMARY        BALANCE SHEET**

|                                                        |   | **September                  2,****2006** |    | **June                  3,****2006** |   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-------------------------------------------|---------|--------------------------------------|--------|
| ASSETS                                                      |   |                                      |    |                                 |   |   |   |
| Cash                  and short-term investments            |   | $                                         | 26,717  |                                 | $      | 38,295 |   |
| Receivables                                                 |   |                                      | 30,753  |                                 |   | 24,955 |   |
| Inventories                                                 |   |                                      | 57,310  |                                 |   | 57,843 |   |
| Other                                                       |   |                                      | 5,999   |                                 |   | 4,585 |   |
| Current                  assets                             |   |                                      | 120,779 |                                 |   | 125,678 |   |
| Fixed                  assets (net)                         |   |                                      | 172,983 |                                 |   | 176,275 |   |
| Other                  assets                               |   |                                      | 14,691  |                                 |   | 15,165 |   |
| Total                  assets                               |   | $                                         | 308,453 |                                 | $      | 317,118 |   |
| LIABILITIES                  AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY       |   |                                      |    |                                 |   |   |   |
| Current                  portion of long-term debt          |   | $                                         | 12,248  |                                 | $      | 11,902 |   |
| Accounts                  payable and accrued expenses      |   |                                      | 42,539  |                                 |   | 34,642 |   |
| Other                  current liabilities                  |   |                                      | 5,435   |                                 |   | 6,884 |   |
| Current                  deferred income taxes              |   |                                      | 11,895  |                                 |   | 11,450 |   |
| Current                  liabilities                        |   |                                      | 72,117  |                                 |   | 64,878 |   |
| Deferred                  taxes and other liabilities       |   |                                      | 32,236  |                                 |   | 40,455 |   |
| Long-term                  debt                             |   |                                      | 90,004  |                                 |   | 92,010 |   |
| Shareholders'                  equity                       |   |                                      | 114,096 |                                 |   | 119,775 |   |
| Total                  liabilities and shareholders' equity |   | $                                         | 308,453 |                                 | $      | 317,118 |   |

| **CAL-MAINE                  FOODS, INC.**  |   |   | POST OFFICE BOX 2960     | ▪ JACKSON,                  MISSISSIPPI 39207 |
|--------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
|                                             |   |   | PHONE 601-948-6813  |  FAX                  601-969-0905                  |
|                                             |   |   |                     |                                                     |

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