Sanderson Farms Inc. reported results for its second fiscal quarter and six months ended April 30, 2012. Net sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2012 were $595.0 million, compared with $479.3 million for the same period a year ago. For the quarter, net income was $23.9 million, or $1.04 per share, compared with a net loss of $16.3 million, or $0.74 per share, for the second quarter of fiscal 2011.
Net sales for the first six months of fiscal 2012 were $1,112.9 million compared with $907.1 million for the same period of fiscal 2011. Net income for the first half of the year totaled $15.9 million, or $0.69 per share, compared with a net loss of $49.8 million, or $2.25 per share, for the first six months of last year.