While Maple Leaf reported a third-quarter profit of $44.5 million or 36 cents per share for the quarter ended Sept. 30, that was down from $66 million or 54 cents per share in the same quarter last year. Sales totalled $1.18 billion, up from $1.06 billion in the same quarter last year. However, while meat protein group sales grew by 13 per cent year-over-year to $1.15 billion, Maple Leaf's plant protein group sales fell by six per cent, to $48 million. Maple Leaf is not considering divesting its plant-based assets, McCain said, but it does need to determine what is going on with the market broadly so that its strategy can be adjusted if necessary. He said the company expects to be able to provide more details to investors at its next quarterly update.