date:May 09, 2013
alf of the year, Smith added.
For the six-month period, the company's net earnings declined 16.7% to $268m, compared with $322m in 2012, while net sales were up 1.8% to $16.8bn, compared with $16.5bn for the same period a year ago.
For the full-year 2013, Tyson Foods expects net sales of approximately $34.5bn, capital expenditures of about $550m-$600m and net interest expense of approximately $140m.