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 .
what percentage of fiscal 2008 total net sales was due to commercial foods?
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. .