30 Jan 2018 07:00
M. P. EVANS GROUP PLC
("MPE" OR "THE GROUP")
2017 crop and production
The Group is pleased to announce the following crop and production information for the year ended 31 December 2017:
2017 | Increase | 2016 | |
Tonnes | % | Tonnes | |
Crop of fresh fruit bunches (f.f.b.) | |||
Own crop | 434,500 | 9 | 399,300 |
Smallholder crop | 101,300 | 10 | 92,400 |
Outside crop | 118,300 | 128 | 52,000 |
654,100 | 20 | 543,700 | |
Production* | |||
Crude palm oil ("CPO") | 154,000 | 23 | 125,600 |
Palm kernels ("PK") | 33,500 | 28 | 26,200 |
*- figures have been updated from 2016 to include production from the Group's Simpang Kiri estate.
Enquiries:
M.P. Evans Group PLC Telephone: +44 (0) 1892 516333
Peter Hadsley-Chaplin, Chairman Tristan Price, Chief ExecutiveMatthew Coulson, Finance Director
Peel Hunt LLP Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7418 8900
Dan WebsterAdrian TrimmingsGeorge Sellar
Hudson Sandler Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7796 4133
Charlie JackBertie Berger
M P Evans (MPE)