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Cargill profit jumps on better grain margins
Oct. 5, 2016
Cargill, Incorporated
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United StatesThe privately held company’s net income rose 66 percent to US$852 million in the first quarter ended Aug. 31 from $512 million a year earlier.
Excluding items, Minnesota-based Cargill’s operating profit rose to $827 million from $611 million. Revenue fell marginally to $27.1 billion from $27.5 billion.
The strong results came despite warnings earlier this year from Cargill and some agribusiness rivals that weak commodity prices and oversupplied grain markets would create headwinds for agricultural traders.
Grain prices have recently touched multi-year lows and U.S. farmers have begun harvesting what are expected to be record-large corn and soybean crops this fall.
Rival agribusiness Louis Dreyfus last week reported a small rise in 2016 first-half net profit, but cautioned that commodity markets remain difficult.
Bunge Ltd and Archer Daniels Midland Co will report results in about a month.
Cargill is in the midst of a restructuring that has included the shedding of assets such as its U.S. pork business and U.S. retail agriculture outlets and the expansion of investments in food ingredients and aquaculture. The moves are part of a long-term strategy for the 151-year-old company to bolster profit margins and become more responsive to commodities market swings.
“We’ve been charting a new path to higher performance, and it’s rewarding to see the many changes we’ve made resulting in gains across much of the company,” chief executive David MacLennan said.
Source: Reuters
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