It is not unusual for the quarterly results of listed agribusiness multinationals to include unexpected hits to the bottom line. They operate in volatile commodity markets, where a change in the weather can make the difference between profit and loss. So, too, can losing a big contract with a supermarket or restaurant chain. The half-year results released by MHP last month, however, were different. “Unfortunately, as a result of shelling by the occupying forces on May 17, in Odesa region, a warehouse partly leased by the company to store frozen MHP chicken meat products was completely destroyed, resulting in the…

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