EANS-News: AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG / AGRANA starts production of fruit preparations in Egypt

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Wien (euro adhoc) - AGRANA brought its new production site in Egypt
into service at the end of May 2011, which it operates under the name
'AGRANA Nile Fruits' as part of its joint venture with the Egyptian
company Nile Fruits. AGRANA is the majority stockholder in the joint
venture with 51%.

AGRANA Nile Fruits will open this facility with an annual production
of around 5,000 tonnes of fruit preparations. These will then be
supplied largely to international dairy companies that operate
production sites in Egypt, as well as in the neighboring countries of
Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Morocco.

Despite the challenging political situation in Egypt, AGRANA
continues to show optimism regarding the growth potential of its
future sales markets. "Dairy products are enjoying a considerable
rise in popularity throughout the Middle East and North Africa. Our
facility in Egypt enables us to enjoy customs-free access to these
markets. In this way, we can reinforce our market position in this
region and use this as a basis for further expansion," explains
Johann Marihart, Managing Director of AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG.

About the AGRANA Group AGRANA is the leading sugar company in Central
and Eastern Europe, a major supplier of special starch-based products
in Europe, and the largest producer of bioethanol in Austria and
Hungary. AGRANA's Fruit division is the global leader in the
production of fruit preparations for the dairy products industry and
also one of Europe's top producers of fruit juice concentrates. In
its 2010|11 financial year, AGRANA generated sales revenues of about
EUR 2 billion and employed more than 8,000 personnel at 52 facilities
in 25 countries around the world.

This press release is available in German and English at
www.agrana.com

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company: AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG
Donau-City-Straße 9
A-1220 Wien
phone: +43-1-21137-0
FAX: +43-1-21137-12045
mail: info.ab@agrana.com
WWW: www.agrana.com
sector: Food
ISIN: AT0000603709
indexes: WBI, ATX Prime
stockmarkets: Präsenzhandel: Berlin, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, official market: Wien
language: English

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Further inquiry note:

AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG
Mag.(FH) Hannes Haider
Investor Relations
Tel.: +43-1-211 37-12905
e-mail: hannes.haider@agrana.com

Mag.(FH) Christine Göller
Public Relations
Tel.: +43-1-211 37-12084
e-mail: christine.goeller@agrana.com

Branche: Food
ISIN: AT0000603709
WKN: 779535
Index: WBI, ATX Prime
Börsen: Berlin / Präsenzhandel
Frankfurt / Präsenzhandel
Stuttgart / Präsenzhandel
Wien / official market