Australia's Wide Open Agriculture up as plant-based protein sees client interest

Wide Open Agriculture

05/12/2022 03:54

** Shares of Wide Open Agriculture  WOA.AX  soar as much as
16.7% to A$0.350, their highest since Nov. 17 
    ** Food and agriculture firm says companies across
Australia, Asia, Europe, and North America expressed interest in
WOA's plant-based protein project Buntine Protein  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASX2fFnZ3
    ** Says early commercial interest in co's product has been
"extremely positive"
    ** Shares on track for their biggest intraday pct gain since
Nov. 25 
    ** Stock down 57.5% this year, as of last close, vs a 1.9%
decrease in the benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index  .AXJO  
 (Reporting by Roushni Nair in Bengaluru)
 ((Roushni.Nair@thomsonreuters.com;))