Astral Foods Limited - Trading statement

Astral Foods Limited - Trading statement                                        
Astral Foods Limited                                                            
("Astral Foods")                                                                
Registration number: 1978/003194/06                                             
JSE Code: ARL & ISIN: ZAE000029757                                              
Trading statement                                                               
Shareholders are advised that a reasonable degree of certainty exists that      
Astral Foods" headline and attributable earnings per share for the six months   
ending 31 March 2006 will reflect an increase in the range of 50% to 60% as     
against the comparable period.  This increase is based on the adoption of IFRS. 
Compared to the published results for the six months ended 31 March 2005        
prepared under South African GAAP the increase in headline and attributable     
earnings will be in the range of 60% to 70%. The difference in increase is as a 
result of the restatement of write-off periods for fixed assets.                
The improvement in earnings is mainly due to buoyant consumer spending          
particularly during the first quarter.                                          
This financial information in this trading statement has not been reviewed and  
reported on by Astral Foods" auditors.                                          
It is expected that the results for the six months to 31 March 2006 will be     
published on 16 May 2006.                                                       
Pretoria                                                                        
10 March 2006                                                                   
Sponsor                                                                         
JPMorgan Equities Limited                                                       
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