Del Monte Foods Incorporated, owner of StarKist Samoa in Pago Pago, has reported a US$10.1 million loss in the first quarter ended July 27th.
In the first quarter of the previous year the company recorded a US$3 point 5 million profit .
Two months ago, Del Monte agreed to sell it's seafood business including StarKist to South Korean-based Dongwon.
The sale, which was approved early this month by U.S. regulators, includes StarKist operations in American Samoa and a manufacturing plant in Ecuador.
