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Jul. 1, 2011 Source: Agri Marketing magazine For the first half of 2011, the Agri Marketing's Ag Stock Index is up 6.8%. That compares to the Dow Jones Industrials up 8.6% and the S & P 500 up 6.0%. The Agri Marketing Ag Stock Index is composed of a portfolio of 40 companies with significant agricultural interests. Since its inception on Jan. 1, 2006, the Agri Marketing ag stock index has gained 122%. That compares to the Dow's gain of 5% and the S&P 500's gain of 3%. The year's five largest gainers are: 1. American Vanguard (crop protection) +52% 2. MWI Veterinary Supply (animal health) +28% 3. (tie) Syngenta (crop protection/seed) and Pfizer (animal health) +20% 4. (tie) Andersons (grain processing, crop inputs) and Lindsay Corp. (irrigation) +16% 5. DuPont (crop protection/seed) +10% Those companies whose stock prices have suffered losses are: CNH Global (equipment) (19%) Intrepid Potash (fertilizer) (13%) Mosaic (fertilizer) (11%) Other notables: AGCO (3%) Agrium (4%) Bayer +14% Deere +0.15% Eli Lilly +10% Monsanto +5% Tweet |
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