date:May 15, 2014
Despite weaker demand in Europe and lack of access to the Russian market, Danish Crown is posting an operating profit before special items on a par with the prior-year period.
The world market has, for the past six months, been characterised by the Russian import ban on pork from the EU as well as the PEDV virus which has hit the US pig production hard. In such a difficult market, Danish Crown's strength is its wide market access globally. It gives us room for manoeuvre, for the benefit of our