Exhibit 99.1



                Written Statement of the Chief Executive Officer
                          Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss.1350


Solely for the purposes of complying with 18 U.S.C. ss.1350, I, the undersigned
Chief Executive Officer of Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (the "Company"), hereby
certify, based on my knowledge, that the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the
Company for the year ended June 1, 2002 (the "Report") fully complies with the
requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that
information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects,
the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.



/s/  Fred R. Adams, Jr.
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Fred R. Adams, Jr.
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

Date :  August 12, 2002



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