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 Jan. 2, 2013 Source: Agri Marketing magazine The portfolio of stocks organized by Agri Marketing magazine were up an average of 26% for the year, compared to the Dow Jones up 7%, S&P 500 UP 13% and NASDAQ up 16%. The Agri Marketing portfolio is comprised of 27 companies who have significant agricultural interests. Since its inception on January 1, 2006, the Agri Marketing portfolio has gained 135% compared to the S&P 500's gain of 10%. The year's five biggest gainers were: 1. American Vanguard (crop protection)...+135% 2. MWI Veterinary Supply...+66% 3. Valmont (irrigation)...+51% 4. Bayer (crop protection, seed, animal health)...+50% 5. Agrium (plant nutrients, crop input retailer)...+50% Those companies posting losses were: Intrepid Potash...(3%) ADM (grain processing, feed)...(2%) Other notables: AGCO...+14% CF Industries...+41% CNH Global...+40% John Deere...+14% Dow Chemical...+17% DuPont...+2% Eli Lilly...+23% FMC...+40% Lindsay Corp...+47% Monsanto...+37% Syngenta...+40% Tweet |
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