Animal nutrition boosts Cargill’s earnings

Cargill reported net earnings of $425 million in the fiscal 2015 third quarter ended Feb. 28, 2015, a 33 percent increase from $319 million in the year-ago period. The Animal Nutrition & Protein segment made the largest contribution to Cargill’s third-quarter earnings. Through nine months, the company earned $1.63 billion, up 13 percent from last year. Revenues in the third quarter decreased 11 percent to $28.4 billion; nine-month revenues totaled $91.97 billion. Animal protein businesse