Agricultural Products

Fresh Del Monte Produce (NYSE: FDP) today reported financial results for the quarter ended April 1, 2011. The Company reported earnings per diluted share of $0.93 in the first quarter of 2011, compared with earnings per diluted share of $0.57 in the first quarter of 2010. Excluding asset impairment...

US stock futures are lower this morning, as investors are awaiting earnings from Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE) and report on factory orders. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 40 points to 12,724.00 and futures on the S&P 500 stock index fell 5.20 points to 1,352.50. Nasdaq 100 futures...

Legg Mason Inc (NYSE: LM) is expected to report its Q4 EPS at $0.45 on revenue of $712.27 million. Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE: MA) is projected to report its Q1 EPS at $4.10 on revenue of $1.46 billion. Las Vegas Sands Corp (NYSE: LVS) is expected to report its Q1 EPS at $0.44 on revenue of...

Morgan Stanley has a Equal-Weight rating on shares of Corn Products International (NYSE: CPO) after it reported earnings. In a note to clients, Morgan Stanley writes, "Corn Products reported underlying 1Q11 EPS of $1.28 (adjusted for $0.75 gain resulting from a NAFTA dispute settlement and $0.06...

Humana Inc (NYSE: HUM) reported a 22% rise in its first-quarter profit. Humana reported its quarterly net income at $315.2 million, or $1.86 per share, up from $258.8 million, or $1.52 per share, in the year-ago period. The company's revenue came in at $9.2 billion. However, analysts were expecting...

Corn Products International Inc (NYSE: CPO) reported upbeat Q1 results and raised its earnings guidance for the year. Corn Products reported its Q1 earnings at $1.97 per share, up from $0.57 per share, in the year- ago period. The company's earnings, excluding items, came in at $1.28 per share....

Corn Products (NYSE: CPO) Reports EPS of $1.28 vs. $0.89 Estimate; Revenues $1.46 vs. $1.41B Estimate

May 3, 2011: Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM) and Pfizer (NYSE:PFI) before the opening Bell, and after the close, Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) reports. May 4, 2011: Kellogg (NYSE:K) reports before the opening Bell, and Whole Foods (NASDAQ:WFMI) reports after the close. May 5, 2011: CVS (NYSE:...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., April 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG) Total segment EBIT of $317 million, up $199 million vs. 2010 Strong performance in agribusiness and food & ingredients Sugar & bioenergy and fertilizer results generally in line with expectations

Archer Daniels Midland Company's (NYSE: ADM) F3Q11 EPS likely to feature “numerous pushes and pulls, but we expect another quarter of very strong Ag Services margins (global commodity dislocation tailwind) and favorable commodity positioning to drive another quarter of EPS upside,” Jefferies...

Jefferies is previewing Corn Products International's (NYSE: CPO) 1Q results. “EPS upside widely expected in our view given the likely co-products EPS tailwind in the quarter (function of rising corn prices) and conservative guidance,” Jefferies writes. “Fundamentals strong, but we remain on the...

Ahead of Bunge Limited's (NYSE: BG) 1Q11 earnings release, Jefferies is raising its 1Q EPS estimate to $1.36 from $0.99 (Street at $1.26). “The increase is driven by what we expect to be a significant improvement in Brazilian soybean crush margins and, to lesser extent, a continued tailwind from...

Jefferies & Company has raised the price target on Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG) from $78 to $84 and maintains its Buy rating.

Alico (NASDAQ: ALCO) Names Steven Lewis, Treasurer, Interim CFO

Alico, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALCO) announced today that Scott Whitney, Alico's Chief Financial Officer, has notified the Company that he intends to resign for personal reasons and pursue other interests. Mr. Whitney has indicated that he has no disagreements with management. In order to facilitate an...