May 8 (Reuters) - AGT Food And Ingredients Inc AGT.TO :
* Agt food and ingredients inc. Announces first quarter 2017 results
* Q1 adjusted earnings per share C$0.28
* Q1 revenue C$520.9 million versus I/B/E/S view c$485.8 million
* Q1 earnings per share view C$0.45 -- Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S
* AGT Food And Ingredients - expects medium and long-term prospects, demand fundamentals for staple foods in emerging markets will "remain intact"
* AGT Food And Ingredients - near-term headwinds caused by non-tariff trade barriers expected to continue in near term
* AGT Food And Ingredients - headwinds caused by slower seasonal sales in markets like India and Turkey also expected to continue in near term Source text for Eikon: ID:nCNW87Mfya Further company coverage: AGT.TO