Itronics fertilizer sales up 36 percent despite rain

Reno-Itronics Inc. reported that it had a 36 percent increase in sales of its Gold’n Gro liquid fertilizers during the second quarter in spite of significant rainfall in northern and central California. Second-quarter fertilizer revenues were $660,206, up from the year-ago $484,664. Six-month sales were $900,275, up from the year-ago $695,898. Company-wide second-quarter net income was $273,947 on sales of $768,023, from the year-ago loss of $819,389 on sales of $531,529. Six-month losses were $5,249 on sales of $1.12 million, compared to the year-ago loss of $1.73 million on sales of $815,705.