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AGRI MARKETING'S AG STOCK INDEX OUTPACES DOW JONES' GAINS
Source: Agri Marketing magazine

During the full year of 2025, Agri Marketing's Ag Stock Index was up 16%. That compares to the Dow Jones Industrial Index up 13%, S&P 500 up 17% and NASDAQ up 22%.

The Agri Marketing Ag Stock Index is composed of a portfolio of 27 publicly traded companies with significant agricultural interests.

Since its inception on January 1, 2006, the Agri Marketing Ag Stock Index has gained 213%. That compares to the Dow's gain of 238%, the S&P 500's gain of 437% and NASDAQ's gain of 436%.

The Ag Stock Index's five largest gainers for the full year of 2025 were:

1. Bayer (crop protection, seed): 87%

2. Elanco (animal health): 87%

3. Nutrien (fertilizer, crop inputs): 38%

4. Valmont Industries (irrigation): 34%

5. The Andersons (grain processing): 33%

The five posting the largest losses:

1. FMC (crop protection): -72%

2. Zoetis (animal health): -22%

3. CNH Industrial (machinery): -15%

4. American Vanguard (crop protection): -15%

5. CF Industries (fertilizer): -10%

Others of interest

AGCO (machinery): +14%

ADM (grain processing): +16%

BASF (crop protection): +4%

Corteva (crop protection, seed): +20%

Deere (machinery): +12%

Kubota (machinery): +23%


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