The company attributed the results to lower average avocado sales prices resulting from higher global supply.
Weak European sugar prices, higher gas costs and lower UK beet yields are weighing on ABF’s sugar outlook, while its Grocery and Ingredients businesses continue to grow.
The cooperative increased procurement and value addition while raising concerns over imported arecanut and investing in new processing and storage infrastructure.
The move follows India’s approval of 1 million tonnes of duty-free raw sugar imports as the government seeks to ease high prices and strengthen festival-season supplies.
The project is scheduled for completion by the end of 2026 and will increase the facility’s total area to 3,500 square meters