credits and deductions identified in fiscal 2010 that related to prior periods .these benefits were offset , in part , by unfavorable tax consequences of the patient protection and affordable care act and the health care and education reconciliation act of 2010 .the company expects its effective tax rate in fiscal 2011 , exclusive of any unusual transactions or tax events , to be approximately 34% ( 34 % ) .equity method investment earnings we include our share of the earnings of certain affiliates based on our economic ownership interest in the affiliates .significant affiliates produce and market potato products for retail and foodservice customers .our share of earnings from our equity method investments was $ 22 million ( $ 2 million in the consumer foods segment and $ 20 million in the commercial foods segment ) and $ 24 million ( $ 3 million in the consumer foods segment and $ 21 million in the commercial foods segment ) in fiscal 2010 and 2009 , respectively .equity method investment earnings in the commercial foods segment reflects continued difficult market conditions for our foreign and domestic potato ventures .results of discontinued operations our discontinued operations generated an after-tax loss of $ 22 million in fiscal 2010 and earnings of $ 361 million in fiscal 2009 .in fiscal 2010 , we decided to divest our dehydrated vegetable operations .as a result of this decision , we recognized an after-tax impairment charge of $ 40 million in fiscal 2010 , representing a write- down of the carrying value of the related long-lived assets to fair value , based on the anticipated sales proceeds .in fiscal 2009 , we completed the sale of the trading and merchandising operations and recognized an after-tax gain on the disposition of approximately $ 301 million .in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009 , we decided to sell certain small foodservice brands .the sale of these brands was completed in june 2009 .we recognized after-tax impairment charges of $ 6 million in fiscal 2009 , in anticipation of this divestiture .earnings per share our diluted earnings per share in fiscal 2010 were $ 1.62 ( including earnings of $ 1.67 per diluted share from continuing operations and a loss of $ 0.05 per diluted share from discontinued operations ) .our diluted earnings per share in fiscal 2009 were $ 2.15 ( including earnings of $ 1.36 per diluted share from continuing operations and $ 0.79 per diluted share from discontinued operations ) see 201citems impacting comparability 201d above as several other significant items affected the comparability of year-over-year results of operations .2009 vs .2008 net sales ( $ in millions ) reporting segment fiscal 2009 net sales fiscal 2008 net sales % (  % ) increase .
[['reporting segment', 'fiscal 2009 net sales', 'fiscal 2008 net sales', '% (  % ) increase'], ['consumer foods', '$ 7979', '$ 7400', '8% ( 8 % )'], ['commercial foods', '4447', '3848', '16% ( 16 % )'], ['total', '$ 12426', '$ 11248', '11% ( 11 % )']]
overall , our net sales increased $ 1.18 billion to $ 12.43 billion in fiscal 2009 , reflecting improved pricing and mix in the consumer foods segment and increased pricing in the milling and specialty potato operations of the commercial foods segment , as well as an additional week in fiscal 2009 .consumer foods net sales for fiscal 2009 were $ 7.98 billion , an increase of 8% ( 8 % ) compared to fiscal 2008 .results reflected an increase of 7% ( 7 % ) from improved net pricing and product mix and flat volume .volume reflected a benefit of approximately 2% ( 2 % ) in fiscal 2009 due to the inclusion of an additional week of results .the strengthening of the u.s .dollar relative to foreign currencies resulted in a reduction of net sales of approximately 1% ( 1 % ) as compared to fiscal 2008. .

Question: what percentage of fiscal 2009 total net sales was due to commercial foods?
Answer: 36%