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Jan. 3, 2012 Source: Agri Marketing magazine The portfolio of stocks organized by Agri Marketing magazine were down an average of 1%, compared to the Dow Jones up 5%, S&P 500 even and Nasdaq down 2% for the year. The Agri Marketing portfolio is comprised of 30 companies who have significant agricultural interests. Since its inception on January 1, 2006, the Agri Marketing portfolio has gained 42% compared to the S&P 500's gain of less than 1%. The year's five biggest gainers were: 1. American Vanguard (crop protection)...57% 2. Pfizer (animal health)...28% 3. Eli Lilly (animal health)...24% 4. The Andersons (grain processing, crop inputs)...21% 5. Merck (animal health)...9% The five posting the largest losses were: Intrepid Potash...(39%) Agrium...(27%) CNH Global...(25%) Potash Corporation...(20%) AGCO...(15%) Other notables: Deere...(5%) DuPont...(5%) Monsanto...up 2% Syngenta...up 3% Valmont...up 3% Tweet |
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