Allied Farmers anticipates rebound in dairy herd sales will bolster annual earnings

Allied Farmers anticipates rebound in dairy herd sales will bolster annual earnings
Paul McBeth
By Paul McBeth Feb. 27 (BusinessDesk) - Allied Farmers expects a recovery in dairy herd sales will bolster the rural services firm's annual earnings while announcing a smaller decline in first-half profit than flagged earlier this month.  The Hawera-based company said net profit fell to $476,000 in the six months ended Dec. 31 from $615,000 a year earlier, slightly ahead of the $420,000 forecast it provided on Feb. 9. Profit attributable to shareholders rose to $281,000, or 0.17 cents per share, from $240,000, or 0.17 cents, a year earlie...