By Paulo Trevisani

McCormick & Company Inc. said Thursday that currency translations boosted third quarter results and are likely to remain a favorable factor.

The Baltimore-based maker of spices and condiments backed its previous guidance for fiscal 2021, forecasting a 3 percentage points favorable FX impact on sales and a 2 percentage points currency boost on adjusted operating income and adjusted per-share earnings.

The company reported an 8% sales increase in the third quarter ended Aug. 31 from a year earlier, including a 3% favorable impact from currency. It said consumer sales in Europe, Middle East and Africa declined 6% in the same period, including a 5% favorable impact from currency.

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09-30-21 1215ET