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Chinese Fertilizer Maker to Go Private

Posted: October 15, 2012 at 9:57 am

Crop-nutrient maker Yongye International Inc. (NASDAQ: YONG) has announced that a consortium led by the company’s chairman and CEO has made a preliminary, nonbinding offer of $6.60 a share in ...
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Mosaic Stumbles on Weak Demand for Phosphates

Posted: October 2, 2012 at 7:56 am

Mosaic Co. (NYSE: MOS) reported fiscal first quarter 2013 diluted adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.03 on revenue of $2.5 billion. In the same period a year ago, the ...
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Fertilizer Maker Agrium Busts Estimates

Posted: August 3, 2012 at 8:42 am

Agrium Inc. (NYSE: AGU) reported second-quarter adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $5.47 and $6.83 billion in revenue before markets opened today. EPS for the same period a year ago ...
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Fertilizer Stocks May Be Fully Valued

Posted: July 24, 2012 at 8:56 am

Fertilizer maker Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. (NYSE: POT) is expected to report earnings on Thursday, and post earnings per share (EPS) of $1.02 on revenue of $2.37 billion. A ...
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Hot Weather Threatening US Corn Crop (CF, POT, MOS, AGU, SYT, CORN)

Posted: June 26, 2012 at 1:15 pm

The projected US corn crop is currently in worse condition than it’s been in since 2002, which were then the worst since 1990. Only 56% of this year’s crop was ...
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Gardeners Not Planting, Scotts Not Fertilizing (SMG, HD, TGT, WMT)

Posted: June 13, 2012 at 12:49 pm

Lawn and garden products maker The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (NYSE: SMG) lowered its fiscal year guidance after markets closed last night, and the stock is taking a hit on very ...
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Icahn Now Owns 80% of CVR Energy

Posted: May 21, 2012 at 7:46 am

Investor Carl Icahn now holds about 80% of oil refiner and fertilizer maker CVR Energy Inc. (NYSE: CVI). Icahn held about 69% of the company before the close of his ...
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Fertilizer Maker Makes Hay on Nitrogen (AGU, CF, POT, MOS, MON)

Posted: May 9, 2012 at 8:33 am

Getting any respect in the fertilizer business has been pretty tough so far this year. We’ll have to wait about an hour or so this morning to see if Agrium ...
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Icahn Prevails on Bid for CVR Energy (IEP, CVI, UAN, DAL)

Posted: May 7, 2012 at 11:08 am

As recently as last week it appeared that Carl Icahn’s Icahn Enterprises L.P. (NASDAQ: IEP) may not receive enough shares to complete his takeover of CVR Energy Inc. (NYSE: CVI). ...
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Monsanto Posts Big Numbers (MON, MOS, POT, CF, AGU)

Posted: April 4, 2012 at 9:09 am

Seed and fertilizer maker Monsanto Co. (NYSE: MON) reported second fiscal quarter earnings this morning that set a record for the quarter. The company also boosted its EPS outlook for ...
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Fertilizer Maker Cuts Phosphate Production (MOS, POT, AGU, MON)

Posted: December 30, 2011 at 8:07 am

Low prices for phosphate fertilizer products have forced The Mosaic Co. (NYSE: MOS) to cut production by up to 250,000 tons in the first quarter of 2012. Fertilizer makers Potash ...
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Ag, Fertilizer Stocks Could Be Headed for a Stall (POT, BG, ADM, MON, MOS, MOO)

Posted: October 27, 2011 at 9:31 am

Fertilizer maker Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. (NYSE: POT) reported third-quarter earnings this morning that were more than double earnings for the same period a year ago. But in ...
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Commodities Watch: Checking in on Fertilizer Shares; Beer to Cost More; Wheat to Cost Less (POT, MOS, AGU, CF, MON, SYT, BUD, TAP, SAM, DBA, MOO)

Posted: May 31, 2011 at 2:38 pm

Today's commodities news leads off with a quick look at how fertilizer stocks are doing. There's also some bad news out of Europe on malting barley, which could be equally ...
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Commodities Watch: Fertilizer, Food Prices Could be Spiraling; US Drought Threatens Wheat Crop; China Rejects Coal Shipments (SYT, MON, MOS, GLD, SLV)

Posted: April 15, 2011 at 1:47 pm

Today's commodities report focuses on rising costs for fertilizer and food, the drought in the US southwest, and reports that China is re-selling some of its coal imports. Earlier today ...
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Agribusiness Outlook Bright (SYT, MON, MOS, POT, AGU, IPI, CMP, MOO)

Posted: April 15, 2011 at 10:03 am

Rising prices for food commodities should continue throughout 2011, and the agribusiness sector is set to take advantage of it. The number of US acres planted in corn this year ...
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