Sanderson Farms Inc. reported results for its second fiscal quarter and six months ended April 30, 2013. Net sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2013 were $621.2 million compared with $595.0 million for the same period a year ago. For the quarter, net income was $24.4 million, or $1.06 per share, compared with net income of $23.9 million, or $1.04 per share, for the second quarter of fiscal 2012.
Net sales for the first six months of fiscal 2013 were $1,217.0 million compared with $1,112.9 million for the same period of fiscal 2012. Net income for the first half of the year totaled $17.4 million, or $0.76 per share, compared with net income of $15.9 million, or $0.69 per share, for the first six months of last year.