date:Jul 31, 2014
d lower costs of production, resulted in a profit before tax of USD 73.1 million excluding unrealised non-cash foreign exchange gains.
In the first half of 2014, the Group processed 1,303,383 tonnes of FFB, some 12.3% higher than the same period last year, including 361,437 tonnes from smallholders (2013: 329,874 tonnes). CPO extraction rates during the period averaged 22.29%, as compared to the corresponding period in 2013 of 21.95%. As a result of higher FFB production and higher extraction r