Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data	3 Months Ended
	Aug. 27, 2011	Aug. 28, 2010
Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations
Net sales	$ 243,842	$ 190,403
Cost of sales	210,056	157,667
Gross profit	33,786	32,736
Selling, general and administrative	27,829	24,695
Operating income	5,957	8,041
Other income (expense):
Interest expense, net	(1,396)	(1,592)
Other	172	636
Nonoperating income (expense), total	(1,224)	(956)
Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest	4,733	7,085
Income tax expense	1,679	2,531
Consolidated net income	3,054	4,554
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	(63)	(209)
Net income attributable to Cal-Maine Foods,Inc.	$ 3,117	$ 4,763
Net income per common share attributable to Cal-Maine Foods Inc.:
Basic	$ 0.13	$ 0.20
Diluted	$ 0.13	$ 0.20
Dividends per common share	$ 0.044	$ 0.067
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	23,867	23,842
Diluted	23,945	23,935