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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">CURRENT REPORT</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
May 1, 2012</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.</B></P>

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its charter)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">64-0500378</TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(State or other jurisdiction</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">of incorporation)</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">3320 Woodrow Wilson Avenue</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Jackson, MS 39207</P>

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(zip code))</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">601-948-6813</P>

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area code)</P>

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to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction
A.2 below):</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">On May 1, 2012, Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;)
issued a press release announcing a new joint venture between Eggland&rsquo;s Best, Inc. and Land O&rsquo; Lakes, Inc. As a result
of this joint venture, the Company expects to record a one-time gain of approximately $27.0 million, or $1.12, after tax, in the
Company&rsquo;s financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012. A copy of the Company&rsquo;s press release is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 1in; text-align: left">99.1</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Press Release issued by the Company on May 1, 2012</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Pursuant to the requirements for the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font-weight: bold">CAL-MAINE FOODS, INC.</TD>
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    <TD>Date: May 2, 2012</TD>
    <TD>By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/&nbsp;Timothy A. Dawson</TD>
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
CURRENT REPORT
FORM 8-K
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
May 1, 2012
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)
Delaware
000-04892
64-0500378
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
3320 Woodrow Wilson Avenue
Jackson, MS 39207
(Address of principal executive offices
(zip code))
601-948-6813
(Registrant's telephone number, including
area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction
A.2 below):
¨
Written communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting material
pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
1
Item
8.01.
Other Events
On May 1, 2012, Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (the "Company")
issued a press release announcing a new joint venture between Eggland's Best, Inc. and Land O' Lakes, Inc. As a result
of this joint venture, the Company expects to record a one-time gain of approximately $27.0 million, or $1.12, after tax, in the
Company's financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012. A copy of the Company's press release is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.
Item
9.01.
Financial
Statements and Exhibits
(d)
Exhibits
99.1
Press Release issued by the Company on May 1, 2012
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements for the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CAL-MAINE FOODS, INC.
Date: May 2, 2012
By:
/s/ Timothy A. Dawson
Timothy A. Dawson
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
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