Fertilizers & Agricultural Chemicals

American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE: AVD) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Amvac Chemical Corporation, has completed the acquisition of a global product line relating to the active ingredient Tebupirimfos from Bayer CropScience AG. The acquisition includes registrations and data...

We upgraded our recommendation on Monsanto Company (MON) from Underperform to Neutral based on improved visibility on the yield performance of SmartStax corn seed and RR2Y (Roundup Ready 2 Yield) soybean seed in the coming years. SmartStax and RR2Y posted a decent yield on completion of 95%...

We upgraded our recommendation on Monsanto Company (MON) from Underperform to Neutral based on improved visibility on the yield performance of SmartStax corn seed and RR2Y (Roundup Ready 2 Yield) soybean seed in the coming years. SmartStax and RR2Y posted a decent yield on completion of 95%...

CNBC Fast Money's Joe Terranova thinks that it would be wise to go long on salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE: CRM) on Friday. salesforce.com, inc. (CRM) jumped 1.33% today. Tim Seymour believes that Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) should be bought tomorrow. He thinks that the world needs better seeds....

Piper Jaffray is maintaining its Overweight rating and $74 price target on shares of Monsanto (NYSE: MON). Shares of Monsanto closed at $60.52 yesterday, a loss of 14 cents.

Hearing chatter that Potash Corp (NYSE: POT) may be subject to pricing pressure by grain supply in 2011. At this time, rumors are unconfirmed, although shares of Potash may see volatility in the near term even if rumors are unsubstantiated.

Fertilizer names are in play this morning, as Uralkali is said to be near an acquisition of Silvinit. Uralkali is a Russian potash supplier, and is part of the potash cartel that controls the worlds supplies of potash. This should benefit other potash names like Potash Corp. (NYSE: POT), Mosaic (...

Piper Jaffray is maintaining its Overweight rating and $74 price target on shares of Monsanto (NYSE: MON). In the research report sent to clients Piper Jaffray writes, "We are reiterating our Overweight rating on shares of MON following a round of dealer & grower checks across the central corn...

Piper Jaffray reports that on Monday, Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISPH) announced that partner Santen Pharmaceuticals launched Diquas ophthalmic solution 3% (diquafosol) in Japan. “We believe the Diquas opportunity in Japan is meaningful for ISPH, with peak annual royalties of up to $25M...

The Board of Directors of Agrium Inc. (NYSE: AGU) has declared a dividend of five and one half cents U.S. per common share to be paid on January 13, 2011 to shareholders of record on December 30, 2010.

In a Form 4 filed earlier today, Scotts Miracle-Gro. (NYSE: SMG) Director, William Jurgensen, reported that he purchased 10,000 shares of SMG on December 10th for an average price of $50.58. The transaction totaled $505,750. Mr. Jurgensen owns 10,000 direct shares of SMG. Source: The Washington...

American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE: AVD), today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Amvac Chemical Corporation, has completed the acquisition of two insecticide product lines from Bayer CropScience, LLC. The first includes the global product line relating to the active ingredient...

We added a short position to TDI Managed Growth portfolios  earlier this week of Legg Mason (LM). We did so as equity outflows have continued and believe that this particular fund group could be vulnerable. In addition, we saw some inability of the stock to surpass some key resistance levels. Of...

John Burbank provides a glimpse of his hedge fund Passport Capital's portfolio in his third quarter letter to investors. The fund has gained an average of 23.1% annually since its inception in August of 2000. In 2010, the fund has gained 7.9% and Passport manages over $5 billion. Burbank has his...

Per Reuters, workers at BHP Billiton Ltd.'s (BHP) South African aluminum smelter have struck work for higher wages and better working conditions. Workers demanded a 12% hike in their salary besides 50% contribution from the employer to a certain medical aid scheme. However, BHP Billiton is ready...