» POULTRY AND CHICKEN PRODUCTION ALSO ON THE MOVE FOR PUBLIC COMPANIES IN MISSISSIPPI
The past 12 months were interesting for publicly traded companies, including those based in Mississippi. Nine of the top public companies on the
Mississippi Business Journal s 15 top public companies list are banking institutions. Two others are in poultry and egg production. During the COVID pandemic federal recovery money flowed through banks and consumption of chicken increased.
âThere was a lot of demand for chicken,â says Mike Cockrell, chief legal and financial officer and treasurer of Sanderson Farms, Inc., headquartered in Laurel. âThe past 14 months have been interesting and crazy with historic ice storms in Texas and Mississippi, worldwide volatile markets, and a very volatile grain market.â