Crop and production update

RNS Number : 2062Z

M. P. Evans Group PLC

09 January 2020

 

M. P. EVANS GROUP PLC

("MPE" OR "GROUP")

2019 crop and production

The Group is pleased to announce the following crop and production information for the year ended 31 December 2019:

		2019	Increase	2018
	Tonnes		%	Tonnes
Crop of fresh fruit bunches ("ffb")
Own crop	663,300		16	573,000
Scheme smallholder crop	172,100		15	149,600
Independent smallholder crop	166,100		56	106,500
	1,001,500		21	829,100
Production*
Crude palm oil ("CPO")	231,900		20	192,500
Palm kernels ("PK")	53,000		22	43,500

*- figures include production from the Group's crop sold to third-party mills.

Enquiries:

M.P. Evans Group PLC

Telephone: [phone]

Peter Hadsley-Chaplin, Chairman
Tristan Price, Chief Executive
Matthew Coulson, Finance Director

Peel Hunt LLP (Nomad and joint broker)

Telephone: [phone]

Dan Webster
George Sellar

Andrew Clark

finnCap (Joint broker)

Telephone: [phone]

Tim Redfern
Chris Raggett

Hudson Sandler (Financial PR)

Telephone: [phone]

Charlie Jack
Bertie Berger

Elfie Kent

 

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