ARL - Astral Foods Limited - Trading statement

ARL - 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` earnings and headline earnings per share for the six months       
ended 31 March 2011 will reflect an increase in the range of 28% to 33% as      
against the comparable period.                                                  
The improvement in earnings is mainly due to improved poultry production        
efficiencies combined with advantageous feed input costs.                       
This financial information on which this trading statement is based has not     
been reviewed and reported on by Astral Foods` auditors.                        
It is expected that the results for the six months to 31 March 2011 will be     
published on 16 May 2011.                                                       
Pretoria                                                                        
19 April 2011                                                                   
Sponsor                                                                         
J.P. Morgan Equities Limited                                                    
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