Crookes Brothers Limited provided earnings guidance for the six months ended September 30, 2016. For the six months the company’s basic earnings per share is expected to be between 250 cents and 270 cents, being an increase of between 38% and 49%, compared to 180.8 cents in the corresponding prior period. Headline earnings per share are expected to be between 250 cents and 270 cents, being an increase of between 38% and 49% compared to 181.4 cents in the corresponding prior period. Earnings increases have been driven mainly by higher sugar cane and banana prices offset by declining deciduous prices.