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Maple Leaf Foods Posts $43.1 Million Q3 Profit as Sales Climb 8%

Management forecasts continued margin pressure into Q4 due to record beef input costs.

Overview

  • Net income reached 35 cents per share for the quarter ended Sept. 30, up from 14 cents a year earlier.
  • Adjusted earnings were 49 cents per share, rising from 18 cents in the prior-year period.
  • Revenue increased to $1.36 billion from $1.26 billion, with prepared foods up 4.4%, poultry up 15.7%, and pork up 10.4%.
  • CEO Curtis Frank said beef inputs are at all‑time highs and noted avian influenza is affecting turkey markets in North America, pressuring margins.
  • The company completed the spin‑off of its pork business as Canada Packers Inc. last month, which reported its first results separately.