Cal-Maine Foods, the largest egg producer in the United States, reported revenue doubled and profit surged 718% last quarter because of sharply higher egg prices. Surging egg prices mean record profits for largest US egg producer Egg producers’ pricing decisions have been criticized by some politicians, who accuse them of profiteering and price gouging. Egg prices did start to retreat slightly in the government’s most recent inflation reading for February, but are still up more than 55% from a year earlier