date:May 04, 2014
ter was down sharply compared to the year ago period, said Ilene Gordon, chairman, president and chief executive officer. As expected, Argentina was down significantly as we begin to lap the economic and political issues that have led to a severe cost squeeze. In North America, the impact of extreme winter weather conditions on operating, energy and transportation costs persisted throughout the quarter and resulted in worse-than-anticipated operating income. Also as forecast, the layout of our c