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Jan. 3, 2014 Source: Agri Marketing magazine In 2013 Agri Marketing's Ag Stock Index finished the year up 22%. That compares to the Dow Jones Industrials up 28%, S & P 500 up 30% and NASDAQ up 35. The Agri Marketing Ag Stock Index is composed of a portfolio of 40 companies with significant agricultural interests. Since its inception on Jan. 1, 2007, the Agri Marketing Ag Stock Index has gained 151%. That compares to the Dow's gain of 29%, the S&P 500's gain of 28% and NASDAQ's gain of 72%. The year's five largest gainers are: 1. The Anderson's (grain, crop inputs) +113% 2. ADM (grain, food, fuel) +64% 3. MWI Veterinary Supply (animal health) +60% 4. Bayer (crop protection, seed, animal health) +53% 5. DuPont (crop protection, seed, animal nutrients) +49% Other notables: AGCO +23% John Deere +10% Dow +45% Monsanto +26% Syngenta +2% Those companies whose stock prices lost value are: Agrium (fertilizer, crop input retailer) -4% American Vanguard (crop protection) -20% Intrepid Potash (fertilizer) -24% Mosaic (fertilizer) -13% Potash Corp (fertilizer) -14% Tweet |
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