date:Aug 10, 2012
last years level, but the group posted record earnings for the full year, with performance particularly strong in sweeteners, starches, specialty oils and cocoa worldwide, and in staple foods in several emerging markets.
Earnings among the global group of animal protein businesses were well below last years record level due to the cyclical downturn in North American beef. The US-based meat units were short of last years results, though several units were improved in the fourth quarter. Results