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Maple Leaf
Reforestation Inc. ("
Maple Leaf
" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that its wholly owned Xinjiang branch company has signed a contract with Zhaoqing Dinghu Wen's Livestock Farming Co., Ltd. ("Dinghu") to sell a total of 480 tons of beet pulp feedstock between December, 2009 and March, 2010. Beet pulp is a supplemental type of feed stock, used in replace of alfalfa feedstock. The purchase price range for the beet pulp will be approximately $301-304 Cdn (1930-1950 Rmb). The total value of the agreement is approximately
$145,400
Cdn (932,400 Rmb).
Maple Leaf
will be paid cash on delivery of the beet pulp feedstock.
About Dinghu
Dinghu is a subsidiary company of Guandong Wen's Food Group Co. Ltd. Established in 1983 in Guangdong, Dinghu is a major agricultural company in
China
. Dinghu operates more than 30 branches of poultry, swine and cattle breeding farms, supplying meat products to over 20 provinces throughout
China
. Well known for its unique co-operative business model, Dinghu provides bio-security, animal health, feed and nutrition research, as well as equipment management and marketing services to farmers within their co-operative network.
About
Maple Leaf
Reforestation Inc.
Maple Leaf
is a Canadian company operating five environmental related projects in China:
1. a large-scale forest nursery in Inner Mongolia which is focused on
growing value-added tree seedlings and nursery products;
2. an alfalfa feedstock operation that produced 10,000 tons in 2009 with
great expansion potential and opportunity to build an alfalfa crop
cake processing plant;
3. a multi-faceted Xinjiang Yellowhorn tree project which will provide
for the manufacture of bio-diesel fuel and cooking oil and complement
the fabrication of the ever demanding nutritious alfalfa feedstock;
4. an organic fertilizer plant in the Hunan Province which will produce
environmentally friendly bio-organic fertilizer; and
5. a Flexi-Pipe distribution network to serve the oil and gas industry
and other renewable energy industries.
Maple Leaf
is a wholly-owned foreign enterprise which allows the Company to control 100% of the direction and operations of the company in
China
while permitting the cash generated from operations in
China
to flow back to
Canada
.
The TSX Venture Exchange does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Certain statements in this news release including (i) statements that may contain words such as "anticipate", "could", "expect", "seek", "may" "intend", "will", "believe", "should", "project", "forecast", "plan" and similar expressions, including the negatives thereof, (ii) statements that are based on current expectations and estimates about the markets in which
Maple Leaf
operates and (iii) statements of belief, intentions and expectations about developments, results and events that will or may occur in the future, constitute "forward-looking statements" and are based on certain assumptions and analysis made by
Maple Leaf
. Forward-looking statements in this news release include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to future capital expenditures, including the amount, nature and timing thereof; other development trends within the China's seedling industry; business strategy; expansion and growth of Maple Leaf's business and operations and other such matters. Such forward-looking statements are subject to important risks and uncertainties, which are difficult to predict and that may affect Maple Leaf's operations, including, but are not limited to: the impact of general economic conditions; industry conditions; government and regulatory developments; seedling product supply and demand; competition; and Maple Leaf's ability to attract and retain qualified personnel. Maple Leaf's actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements and, accordingly, no assurance can be given that any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will transpire or occur, or if any of them do transpire or occur, what benefits
Maple Leaf
will derive there from.
Maple Leaf
maintains a forward-looking statement database which is reviewed by management on a regular basis to ensure that no material change has occurred with respect to such forecasts. The Company will publicly disclose such material changes to its forward-looking statements as soon as they are known to management.
For further information: regarding Maple Leaf Reforestation Inc., visit www.mlreforestation.com or contact: Maple Leaf Reforestation Inc., Raymond Lai, Chairman, President & CEO, Tel: (403) 668-7560, Fax: (403) 250-2534, E-mail: [email protected]
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