Limoneira reported financial results for the third fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2021.
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For the third quarter of fiscal year 2021, total net revenue was $49.1 million, compared to total net revenue of $53.6 million in the third quarter of the previous fiscal year.
Agribusiness revenue was $48.0 million, compared to $52.4 million in the third quarter of last fiscal year. Other operations revenue was flat compared to the prior year at $1.2 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2021.
Agribusiness revenue for the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 includes $24.4 million in fresh lemon sales, compared to $35.4 million of fresh lemon sales during the same period of fiscal year 2020.
Approximately 1,144,000 cartons of fresh lemons were sold in aggregate during the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 at a $21.34 average price per carton compared to approximately 1,979,000 cartons sold at a $17.91 average price per carton during the third quarter of fiscal year 2020.
Additionally, the Company had a total of $1.2 million in sales on 471,000 40-pound carton equivalents of lemons, in Chile and Argentina during the third quarter of fiscal year 2021.
The decreased volume of fresh lemons partially relates to the timing of harvesting and logistical delays affecting our industry.
As expected, fresh lemon pricing and utilization were strong in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021; however, supply constraints due to delayed harvests in Chile and Argentina along with congested ports throughout the world have temporarily delayed shipments of many agriculture products, including lemons, into the fourth fiscal quarter.
The Company recognized $4.1 million of avocado revenue in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021, compared to $6.1 million in the same period last fiscal year. Approximately 3.5 million pounds of avocados were sold in aggregate during the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 at a $1.16 average price per pound compared to approximately 6.1 million pounds sold at a $1.00 average price per pound during the third quarter of fiscal year 2020. The reduction in avocado revenue compared to the prior year is due to the highly publicized lack of rainfall throughout California and the West Coast, which reduced the overall size of the actual avocado fruit pieces and resulted in reduced pounds sold.
The Company recognized $2.0 million of orange revenue in the third quarter of fiscal year 2021, compared to $2.2 million in the same period of fiscal year 2020, primarily attributable to lower prices partially offset by increased volume of oranges sold. Approximately 259,000 cartons of oranges were sold during the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 at a $7.65 average price per carton, compared to approximately 184,000 cartons sold at a $12.13 average price per carton during the third quarter of fiscal year 2020. Specialty citrus and other crop revenues increased slightly compared to the prior year at $1.1 million for the third quarter of fiscal year 2021, compared to $0.8 million in the same period of fiscal year 2020.
Net income attributable to common stock, after preferred dividends, for the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 was $3.6 million, compared to $2.2 million in the third quarter of fiscal year 2020. Net income per diluted share for the third quarter of fiscal year 2021 was $0.20 compared to $0.12 for the same period of fiscal year 2020. ■