Tyson Foods Inc., one of the world's largest food companies with leading brands including Tyson, Jimmy Dean, Hillshire Farm, Sara Lee, Ball Park, Wright, Aidells and State Fair, reported the following results: sales for the second quarter were $9.038 billion, down from 2016’s Q2 results of $9.170. Sales for the first six months of the fiscal year were $18.265 billion, compared to 2016’s results of $18.322 billion. Operating income of the first half of the year was $935 million, an increase from $895 million in the previous fiscal year.
“We generated record adjusted EPS in the first half of the fiscal year,” said Tom Hayes, president and chief executive officer of Tyson Foods. “Despite seasonal challenges typical of our second quarter and one-time events, adjusted earnings per share was up 17% over the first half of fiscal 2016.