Quarterly earnings for grain handler Viterra Inc (VT.TO) (VTA.AX) surpassed expectations on Wednesday, pushing its shares up more than 2 percent. The acquisition of Australia's ABB Grain in 2009, fully reflected during the fourth quarter, drove up earnings, along with strong fertilizer sales and contributions from new pasta and oat processors, the company said. For the three months ended Oct. 31, Viterra earned C$52.7 million ($53.2 million), or 14 Canadian cents per share, compared with a net loss of C$920,000, or nil per share, a year earlier.
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