Agricultural Products

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. (NYSE: FDP) released financial results on Tuesday morning that missed Wall Street estimates. Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc announced that its 3rd quarter net income fell to $14.5 million, or 24 cents per share, down from $28.6 million, or 45 cents per share, a year...

On CNBC's Fast Money, Karen Finerman said that she will be watching closely Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE: KFT) earnings next week. She said that she is interested to hear what Kraft (KFT) has to say about its input costs. Kraft (KFT) still has a tail wind from Cadbury acquisition, but now there are some...

BB&T Capital Markets has reiterated its Buy rating on Corn Products International (NYSE: CPO) after the company reported 3Q EPS results above expectations. In the report, BB&T writes "CPO reported Q3'10 EPS of $0.81 compared to our and the consensus estimate of $0.78. Net sales were roughly...

Corn Products International, Inc. (NYSE: CPO) on Thursday morning released financial results that barely beat Wall Street earnings expectations, while just missing revenue estimates. Corn Products International, Inc reported that its 3rd quarter net income dropped to $36.9 million, or 48 cents a...

With seasonal apples virtually everywhere here in Vermont it's almost impossible not to think about the importance of fresh fruit in our diets. Of course, as an independent investor I spend as much time considering potential ways to profit from the fresh food movement as I do putting...

With seasonal apples virtually everywhere here in Vermont it's almost impossible not to think about the importance of fresh fruit in our diets. Of course, as an independent investor I spend as much time considering potential ways to profit from the fresh food movement as I do putting...

Shares of Archer Daniels Midland Co. (NYSE: ADM) are lower on the session by 0.65%, currently trading at $33.49. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past six months and is trending higher above the 50-day and the 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying puts on the name...

Barron's had this to say about Farmland courtesy of TIAA CREF; "From a historic perspective, it has delivered a fairly stable 8% to 12% return" annually, said Jose Minaya, managing director for natural resources. Soybean, corn and wheat prices can be volatile, but farmland is a finite resource and...

By John Mauldin Trouble, oh we got trouble, Right here in River City! With a capital “T” That rhymes with “P” And that stands for Pool, That stands for pool. We've surely got trouble! Right here in River City, Right here! Gotta figger out a way To keep the young ones moral after school! Trouble...

Higher ethanol, potash demand, ag-super-mergers, surging food prices… and now an ETF crossing the $2 billion in assets mark. You have to ask if a bubble is being formed in agriculture. Today came news from Van Eck Global that its Market Vectors Agribusiness ETF (NYSE: MOO), the most targeted ETF...

Deutsche Bank has issued an industry alert on Food companies, stating that a press conference will be held today at 1pm with EPA Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation Gina McCarthy. In the report, Deutsche Bank writes "Recall that 2007 model year and newer vehicles make up only 18% of the...

Unconfirmed Rumor that Cosan (Private) will acquire Origin Agritech Limited (SEED) at $15.00 a share.