03:53 PM EST - Viterra Inc. : reported second-quarter net earnings of $26.3 million or $0.11 per share, compared to net earnings of $33.6 million or $0.16 per share in the year-ago quarter. Consolidated sales and other operating revenues climbed $82.7 million to $1.6 billion, from $1.5 billion in the same period last year. For the six-month period, Viterra had a net loss of $6.6 million or $0.03 per share, compared to net earnings of $74.8 million or $0.37 per share in the same six-month period of 2008. Excluding $36.4 million of items recorded in the first half of this year, Viterra's net earnings for the six months ended April 30, 2009 were $18.8 million or $0.08 per share. Viterra Inc.
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