MINNEAPOLIS — Cargill has reported net earnings of $425 million in the fiscal 2015 third quarter ended Feb. 28, 2015, a 33 percent increase from $319 million in the year-ago period. Through nine months, the company earned $1.63 billion, up 13 percent from last year. Revenues in the third quarter decreased 11 percent to $28.4 billion; nine-month revenues totaled $91.97 billion.
"Cargill's results were led by strong performance in our global group of meat and animal nutrition businesses," said David MacLennan, Cargill's president and chief executive officer. "In volatile petroleum markets, we saw a. . .