Aug 16 (Reuters) - Sipef NV  SIFB.BR :
    * H1 PALM OIL PRODUCTION AT OUR OWN PLANTATIONS ROSE BY 6.7%
COMPARED WITH THE FIRST HALF OF LAST YEAR
    * RECURRING PROFIT FOR THE SECOND SEMESTER SHOULD EXCEED THE
RECURRING PROFIT FOR THE FIRST SEMESTER
    * RECURRING PROFIT FOR THE SECOND SEMESTER SHOULD EXCEED THE
RECURRING PROFIT FOR THE FIRST SEMESTER.
    * H1 REVENUE $ 139.9 MILLION VERSUS $ 157.0 MILLION YEAR AGO
    * H1 OPERATING RESULT $  29.9 MILLION VERSUS $ 43.5 MILLION
YEAR
AGO
    * H1 PROFIT AFTER TAX $ 19.1  MILLION VERSUS $ 31.2 MILLION
YEAR
AGO
    * SAYS H1 PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD, EXCLUDING ONE-OFF GAINS,
WAS KUSD
18,623, COMPARED WITH KUSD 34,296 THE YEAR BEFORE, A FALL OF
45.7%
    * SAYS THE ANNOUNCED SALE OF THE INSURANCE ACTIVITIES
(BDM-ASCO)
WAS FINALISED IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2018. THIS SALE GENERATED A
GAIN OF KUSD 7,380

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