ARDEN HILLS, Minn. (October 27, 2022) – Land O’Lakes, Inc. today reported year-to-date net sales totaling $14.2 billion with net earnings of $195 million. During the same period of last year, the company reported net sales of $11.5 billion and net earnings of $253 million. For the third quarter ending Sept. 30, 2022, the company reported net sales of $4.4 billion and net loss of $53 million, compared with net sales of $3.5 billion and net earnings of $17 million in the third quarter of 2021.
“Like all companies right now, Land O’Lakes continues to navigate the opportunities and challenges of a volatile operating environment,” said Beth Ford, president and CEO of Land O’Lakes, Inc. “Our talented teams are leveraging the incredible momentum we’ve built throughout the year and are consistently showing up for our member-owners, customers and communities.”
Our ag businesses performed well during the first nine months of the year, as producers focused on maximizing yields during a period of high commodity prices and a short supply of critical food-related commodities. Strong performance in Crop Inputs was driven by higher proprietary volumes, innovation and a rich product mix in crop protection, in addition to higher earnings from retail joint ventures. This was partially offset by lower earnings in Animal Nutrition due to margin compression in premix and milk replacer, as well as lower volumes in formula feed.
Dairy Foods financial results were below prior year levels, primarily due to lower retail butter volumes and margin compression resulting from higher input costs, volatile powder markets and inflationary cost increases in both manufacturing and transportation.
More information about the company’s 2022 performance can be found at www.landolakesinc.com/investors.
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