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AG COMPANIES' STOCK VALUES OUTGAIN THE MAJOR INDICES BY 3X
Source: Agri Marketing magazine

The portfolio of stocks organized by Agri Marketing magazine were up an average of 35%, compared to the Dow Jones up 11%, S&P 500 up 13% and Nasdaq up 18% for the year. The Agri Marketing portfolio is comprised of 28 companies who have significant agricultural interests.

Since its inception on January 1, 2006, the Agri Marketing portfolio has gained 61% compared to the S&P 500's gain of less than 1%.

The year's five biggest gainers were:

1. CNH Global (equipment) +89%
2. MWI Veterinary Supply +71%
3. AGCO (equipment) +57%
4. Deere (equipment) +56%
5. Lindsay Mfg (irrigation) +53%

The three companies in the portfolio whose shares lost value were:

Monsanto (seed/crop protection) (13%)
Bayer (crop protection/seed) (7%)
Archer Daniel Midland (grain processing) (2%)

Other notables:

Agrium (fertilizer/retail) +49%
The Anderson (grain processing) +42%
CF Industries (fertilizer) +51%
Dow Chemical (crop protection/seed) +26%
DuPont (seed/crop protection) +52%
Eli Lilly (animal health) +4%
Pfizer (animal health) even
Syngenta (crop protection/seed) +6%


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