The president and CEO of Terra Industries Inc. (NYSE:TRA) has apparently purchased 100 shares of stock in CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) and requested CF to provide him with a list of…
Fertilizer maker CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CF) this morning rejected a buyout offer from Canada’s Agrium, Inc. (NYSE: AGU). The stock and cash offer was valued at about $72/share of CF…
After today’s close, we’ll get to see earnings out of Mosaic Co. (NYSE: MOS). The fertilizer and potash giant is expected to post $1.64 EPS on $2.85 Billion in revenues. Estimates for…
Thursday morning, we’ll get to see earnings out of Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. (NYSE: POT). The estimates for the potash producer from First Call are $1.52 EPS on $1.67 billion in…
Douglas A. McIntyre There was a significant agreement out of Canada between it and China, via Canpotex (Canadian Potash Exporters). Canpotex is the world’s largest exporter of potash. Canpotex announced potash price increases between Canpotex…
Shares of Mosaic Co. (NYSE: MOS) are surging pre-market after beating its earnings expectations. The company posted a record posted a record $520.8 million in net income, translating to $1.17 EPS from…
This week we’ll get to see two important earnings reports out of agriculture leaders. Wednesday we’ll get to see earnings out of Monsanto Co. (NYSE: MON). Two key calls of late are…
Monsanto (NYSE: MON) has just raised its guidance for earnings per share and for free cash flows. The company is now projecting $3.15 to $3.25 EPS for fiscal-2008 targets, up from its…
Investors seem to not be able to get enough when it comes to investing in agriculture now. This used to be a dead boring sector but it’s now the top performer with…
Goldman Sachs has come out positive on two companies that overlap in agriculture and fertilizer plays this morning, and it has raised estimates and targets: The firm recently visited Monsanto (NYSE: MON)…
Jim Cramer came out on CNBC’s MAD MONEY tonight, predicting huge gains in agriculture prices and in gold. Unlike Basketball’s March Madness and a "Sweet 16" his "sweet 16" targets all revolve…
Douglas A. McIntyre On CNBC’s MAD MONEY tonight, Jim Cramer went over the agriculture sector. We recently noted ourselves about Ag-flation as wheat prices have more than doubled over the last year. Cramer noted that…
When you see sectors that have been key leaders fall it’s often just another buying opportunity. But when you start seeing an exodus you have to wonder if letting the good times…
The American Stock Exchange confirmed that Van Eck Global has launched its fifth ETF on Amex today. Its name is the Market Vectors-Agribusiness ETF (Amex:MOO), and this one tracks a global group…
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