Most of the numbers needed are at this site.
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/11-15-2004/0002456399&EDATE=
Scroll almost halfway down to beef. It lists all losses for the year including this statement.
"Additionally, operating income was negatively impacted by
approximately $5 million related to the impairment of various intangible
assets and fixed asset write-downs, increased live cattle prices, production
declines and decreased capacity utilization for the fourth quarter and
12 months of fiscal 2004. These decreases were partially offset by higher
average selling prices and increased volumes and margins at our Lakeside
operation in Canada."
It is splitting 5 mil in losses with decreased capacity utilization with many other things. Then taking all the losses, 61 mil, 17 mil, etc.(listed at site) and stating that increased margins in Canada partially made up for all these losses! These numbers are not from a newspaper! They are from their own report!
I hope everyone takes time to examine this & then someone posts a poll.
Of course some higher authority can declare the winner 'nuts' & throw the vote out! LOL!
I have no personal stake in whoever wins & it isn't going to change anything in my life. LOL! (I don't belong to R-calf & I'm not Canadian!) From the evidence that I have seen so far: Sorry SH, newspaper articles, hearsay, etc. just don't cut it!