Südzucker reports preliminary figures for financial year 2019/20

The increase is caused as expected especially by the CropEnergies and special products segments.

The economic and financial impact as well as the duration of the temporary exceptional circum-stances in connection with the corona pandemic is currently not foreseeable. These effects can therefore not yet be taken into account in the following presented outlook for financial year 2020/21. "For financial year 2020/21 we expect group revenues of € 6.9 to 7.2 bn. Group operating result is expected in a range of € 300 to 400 m," the company stated in the press release. The increase is driven especially by the improved results in the sugar segment.