AGM Statement

M.P. EVANS GROUP PLC


The  annual general meeting of M.P. Evans Group PLC ("the Group") is being  held
in  London  today.  The  following  statement outlining  an  update  on  trading
conditions and progress on the Group's activities, since the publication of  the
annual  report  in  early May, is being given at the meeting  by  the  chairman,
Richard Robinow:-


1)   Current trading conditions

a)   Palm oil
     (i)  Prices
          Palm-oil  prices have continued to trade above the historically-robust
          level  of US$700 per tonne, mainly as a result of continuing low stock
          levels  of  edible  oils globally. This is attributable  to  the  poor
          soyabean  harvest in South America following droughts  suffered  there
          and to ever-increasing demand for palm oil in the growing economies of
          China and India.

     (ii) Crops
          The crops of oil palm fresh fruit bunches ("f.f.b.") up to the end  of
          May 2009 from the majority-owned Indonesian estates amounted to 57,800
          tonnes  (2008 56,000 tonnes). The crops from the associated  companies
          (including Malaysia) for this period were 135,300 tonnes (2008 148,200
          tonnes). This latter decline follows a seasonal downturn in the  yield
          cycle on Agro Muko but yields have started to improve again.

b)   Australian beef cattle
     In  Australia,  a  good  season is being enjoyed  by  Woodlands  and  NAPCo
     following beneficial rainfall across all the properties. Cattle prices  for
     the  lighter  weights are at buoyant levels, above last year, whilst  those
     for  the  heavier, grain-finished, cattle are a little down on  last  year,
     partly  as  a  result  of an easing in export demand  in  response  to  the
     stronger Australian Dollar.

     Woodlands  continues to be marketed for sale and there  has  recently  been
     significant interest from prospective buyers.

2)   New Indonesian oil-palm projects
     Progress  continues  to be achieved on the Group's  new  projects  in  East
     Kalimantan  and  on  Bangka  Island. A total of 9,500  hectares  have  been
     planted and a further 2,500 hectares have been cleared but not yet planted.
     It is therefore considered likely that the total planted area will stand at
     a minimum of 12,000 hectares by the year end. As foreshadowed in the annual
     report, however, it is probable that a proportion of this area - of between
     10%  and 20% - may be sold to the local smallholders' co-operative schemes.
     This brings forward the planned establishment of these areas, which are  to
     be  developed  and  managed by the Group, and is  likely  to  promote  good
     relations  with the local communities and help to accelerate  the  rate  at
     which future land is released for development by the Group. The f.f.b. from
     the smallholder areas will ultimately be processed on a commercial basis by
     the Group's palm-oil mills.

3)   Malaysian divestment
     There  have  been no further sales of land in Malaysia. However,  following
     land  sales  by  Bertam Properties Sdn. Berhad last year,  two  significant
     dividends  have  been paid of which the Group's share  amounted  to  US$5.0
     million.

17 June 2009


Enquiries:

M.P. Evans Group PLC
Peter Hadsley-Chaplin, joint managing director    Telephone:  [phone]
Philip Fletcher, joint managing director

Hudson Sandler
James White                                       Telephone: [phone]
Hugo Jenkins