United States-Profits and losses.

UNITED STATES.

SANDERSON FARMS.

Sanderson Farms, have reported a fourth quarter loss of US$51.9 million, which was expected by experts in the industry.

Smithfield Foods, made of profit of US$4.2 million, for the second fiscal quarter of 2009, compared with a profit of $17.4 million for the same period last year. again as anticipated.

CEO Larry Pope said " I don’t expect 2009 to be any rosier".

The pork and poultry industry, are going through the worse time ever recorded, companies are going bankrupt from Russia to Ireland on a weekly basis.