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		<title>(CF) The Seeds for a Commodity Supercycle &#8211; Investing in Agriculture</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2012/02/23/cf-the-seeds-for-a-commodity-supercycle-investing-in-agriculture/91724</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:42:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The world has a rapidly growing problem on its hands: an exponentially increasing human population. In 1960, the world population was three billion. Last year, it reached seven billion, and in 2040, the United Nations expects it to be around nine billion. The organization noted in a recent report that the globe is running out of time to ensure that there’s enough water, energy and food for the rising population, as each year we’ll have more mouths to feed. And the U.N. warns that if the world is unsuccessful in tackling these problems, it could send three billion people into poverty. The Seeds for a Commodity Supercycle According to U.N. estimates, by 2030 the globe will need at least 50% more food. And in a rapidly changing environment, new limits ]]></description>
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		<title>(MON) Monsanto Guides High on New Business</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/12/15/mon-monsanto-guides-high-on-new-business/88680</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Monsanto Company (MON) recently raised its expected earnings per share guidance for the first quarter of fiscal 2012. The first quarter earnings were scheduled to be released on January 5, 2012.  The company’s earnings per share guidance for the first-quarter ongoing and as-reported are expected to be in the range of $0.15 to $0.20, an increase from its previous guidance of the high end of the $0.10 to $0.15 range. The company reaffirmed its full-year guidance, confirming its mid-teens earnings growth outlook for the year. This reflected the company’s strategic growth plan, wherein the company expects the strength of its business in Brazil and Argentina along with the pipeline of new product launch to drive growth during the first quarter. However, full-year earnings per share and cash flow guidance remain unchanged.  ]]></description>
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		<title>(MON) Insider Buying and High Yield Bonds &#8211; Barry Diller’s Misuse of IAC Funds</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/18/mon-insider-buying-and-high-yield-bonds-barry-diller%e2%80%99s-misuse-of-iac-funds/85204</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Steve McDonald, Investment U Research Monday, October 17, 2011 Legendary investor Jim Rogers said recently that he owns all commodities, but that he likes agricultural commodities most of all. Agriculture, according to Rogers, is in the worst shape of all in terms of commodity supply. Why? No one wants to be a farmer and the world population growth is outpacing the growth of food production. According to UN figures, farmland is in short supply and is expected to lag food demand. By 2050, food demand is projected to grow by 70 percent and increased land availability by five percent. The seriousness of the pending food shortage and the potential wealth this situation presents has not yet hit the markets, evidenced by the fact that the S&#38;P Global Agribusiness Index ]]></description>
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		<title>(MON) Monsanto Company &#8211; Bull of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/17/mon-monsanto-company-bull-of-the-day/85183</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:39:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We maintain our Outperform recommendation on Monsanto Company (MON) based on the optimism of the company&#8217;s continued product development through biotechnology and breeding research. Monsanto&#8217;s future contracts and hedging mechanism look encouraging toward ensuring uninterrupted seed supply throughout all seasons. Management noted that that the company improved in its core U.S. business on the strength of new corn and soybean products and seems to have captured global growth opportunities, most notably in Latin America. This, in turn, should bode well for future growth. Monsanto&#8217;s current trailing 12-month earnings multiple is 25.1x compared with 16.2x for the industry average and 16.3x for S&#38;P 500. Our $88.00 target price, 25.7x 2012 EPS, reflects our Outperform recommendation. MONSANTO CO-NEW (MON): Free Stock Analysis Report Zacks Investment Research]]></description>
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		<title>(AGU) Agrium Incorporated &#8211; Bull of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/05/agu-agrium-incorporated-bull-of-the-day-2/84528</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Agrium, Inc. (AGU) delivered net earnings of $4.54 per share in the second quarter of 2011, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.21. The strong quarter was supported by record high crop prices and overall strong fundamentals for agriculture and the crop input market. Recently, Agrium acquired Cerealtoscana S.p.A. (CT) and its subsidiary Agroport for $27 million plus working capital. The acquired business is included in the Wholesale operating segment. With strong markets across most products and services, Agrium expects a solid third quarter and believes industry fundamentals will remain robust in 2011. Therefore, we have upgraded the recommendation from Neutral to Outperform with a target price of $85.00. This is 9.3x our 2011 EPS estimate. AGRIUM INC (AGU): Free Stock Analysis Report Zacks Investment Research]]></description>
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		<title>(AGU) Agrium Incorporated &#8211; Bull of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/10/04/agu-agrium-incorporated-bull-of-the-day/84562</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 22:09:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Agrium, Inc. (AGU) delivered net earnings of $4.54 per share in the second quarter of 2011, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.21. The strong quarter was supported by record high crop prices and overall strong fundamentals for agriculture and the crop input market. Recently, Agrium acquired Cerealtoscana S.p.A. (CT) and its subsidiary Agroport for $27 million plus working capital. The acquired business is included in the Wholesale operating segment. With strong markets across most products and services, Agrium expects a solid third quarter and believes industry fundamentals will remain robust in 2011. Therefore, we have upgraded the recommendation from Neutral to Outperform with a target price of $85.00. This is 9.3x our 2011 EPS estimate. AGRIUM INC (AGU): Free Stock Analysis Report Zacks Investment Research]]></description>
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		<title>(MON) Monsanto Wins Lawsuit &#8211; Saves Patent</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/24/mon-monsanto-wins-lawsuit-saves-patent/83954</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 18:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Monsanto Co. (MON), the world&#8217;s largest seed company, announced that it won another lawsuit against Indiana soybean farmer, Vernon Bowman. In 2007, the company sued the soybean farmer, accusing him of patent infringement for planting and saving seeds containing Monsanto&#8217;s genetically altered Roundup Ready technology. As per Bowman, he bought the seeds as part of a mix of commodity seeds. In its court proceedings, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington issued a verdict toward protecting Monsanto&#8217;s patented seeds from being sold in a mix of undifferentiated &#8220;commodity&#8221; seeds. The “commodity” seeds are grown in the farms that use Roundup Ready technology as well as in the farms without the use of such technology. These seeds are also not tolerant with the round up ready technology. ]]></description>
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		<title>(MON) Monsanto to Push Price Amid Food Crisis</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/20/mon-monsanto-to-push-price-amid-food-crisis/83072</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:13:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[World’s largest seed company, Monsanto Co. (MON), announced to raise prices for its DeKalb brand of corn seeds in 2012 by an average of 5% to 10% amid the present worldwide food crisis. The price rise reflects higher cost of production for the high-yielding corn genes. These insecticide- producing biotechnology seeds have been depicting improved performance and higher sales of crops for the growers over time. The company anticipates that more and more farmers will shift to the new, higher-yielding seeds rapidly. Higher prices of corn seeds are anticipated to help Monsanto achieve its target of boosting earnings by 13% to 17% a year. In 2011, Monsanto lowered corn seed prices, especially Smartax, after the farmers increased purchases from DuPont Co.’s lower-priced Pioneer Brand. Added to the peril was the ]]></description>
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		<title>(CF) CF Industries Holdings Analyst Upgrades Shares to Outperform</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/15/cf-cf-industries-holdings-analyst-upgrades-shares-to-outperform/82975</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:53:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are upgrading our recommendation on CF Industries Holdings Inc. (CF) to Outperform from Neutral after the company posted excellent second-quarter 2011 results. CF Industries delivered $6.87 per share in the second quarter, striding ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.94. However, total sales of $1.8 billion missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.3 billion. Cash and cash equivalents increased to $1.36 billion as of June 30, 2011 from $797.7 million as of December 31, 2010. The company was also successful in reducing its debt to $1.61 billion as of June 30, 2011 from $1.95 billion as of December 31, 2010. Management is expecting farm income to set a new record this year and believes that the farmers are going to plan a very large corn planting next year. ]]></description>
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		<title>(CF) CF Industries &#8211; Bull of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/06/cf-cf-industries-bull-of-the-day/82604</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:43:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CF Industries (CF) delivered $6.87 per share in the second quarter, striding ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.94. Management is expecting farm income to set a new record this year, and believes that farmers are going to plan a very large corn planting next year. The company expects the corn stocks-to-use ratio to remain in the mid-single-digits for the 2011 marketing year, supporting elevated corn prices. This should provide growers with a compelling incentive to reinvest some of their harvest income in crop inputs. CF Industries has a good forward order book with attractive margins. We therefore upgrade our recommendation to Outperform from Neutral and have increased the target price to $210.00 from $154.00. CF INDUS HLDGS (CF): Free Stock Analysis Report Zacks Investment Research]]></description>
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		<title>(MON) Monsanto Has Brazil and China on Growth List</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/08/mon-monsanto-has-brazil-and-china-on-growth-list/80856</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:32:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Agri Business giant, Monsanto Company (MON) laid out new five-year strategic plan with an outlook for strong international revenue growth, targeting Brazil and China. Brazilian government regulation, public and private investment in agriculture as well as farming population drives Monsanto to target the world’s key soybean-producing and the second-largest exporter country, for improving their efficiency, while enhancing yield. Monsanto’s sales in Brazil totaled $1.066 billion in 2010, which was about 10% of total revenue. With the intention of a stronger growth and business generation, Monsanto has been expanding its Brazilian research teams, adding sales staff as well as developing products, aimed at Brazilian farmer needs. The company is planning to launch a new genetically altered soybean seed, &#8220;Intacta&#8221;, designed to resist Brazilian caterpillar pests and tolerate treatment of herbicide. This ]]></description>
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		<title>(MON) Monsanto Announces Dividend Increase</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/04/mon-monsanto-announces-dividend-increase/80619</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:51:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Monsanto Company (MON) declared an increase in the quarterly dividend from 28 cents per share to 30 cents per share of its common shares. This is a part of the company&#8217;s continuing commitment to return value to shareholders and relate to the company&#8217;s fourth quarter of fiscal 2011. The dividend is payable on October 28, 2011 to shareowners of record as of October 7, 2011. Moreover, Monsanto recently announced the appointment of Jon R. Moeller, the current CFO for Procter &#38; Gamble Company (PG) to Monsanto&#8217;s Board, increasing the number of Directors to 11 from 10. He will be responsible for serving the Audit and Finance Committee and the Science and Technology Committee with Monsanto. Of late, the company reported strong third-quarter revenue of $3,590 million, up 21% from the ]]></description>
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		<title>(AGU) Agrium Reports Record Second Quarter Earnings</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/08/04/agu-agrium-reports-record-second-quarter-earnings/80618</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 15:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Agrium Inc. (AGU) reported record net earnings of $718 million or $4.54 per share in the second quarter of 2011, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimates of $4.21 per share. It also exceeded the prior-year net earnings of $518.0 million or $3.28 per share. Excluding one-time charges, Agrium recorded net earnings of $728 million or $4.60 per share in the second quarter of 2011. The second-quarter results include a pre-tax share-based payment expense of $10 million or 4 cents diluted earnings per share. Results benefited from record high crop prices and overall strong fundamentals for agriculture and the crop input market. Revenues in the quarter rose 39.9% year over year to $6.2 billion. The company’s gross profit increased by $612 million to $1,675 million, primarily due to higher gross profit across ]]></description>
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		<title>(MON) Monsanto &#8211; Bull of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/20/mon-monsanto-bull-of-the-day/79432</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:31:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We recently upgraded our recommendation on Monsanto (MON) from Neutral to Outperform based on the company&#8217;s growth strategy and competitive pricing policy. The company posted encouraging results for the third quarter with an EPS of $1.26, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.11. Monsanto&#8217;s continued product development, consolidation of business segments, cost optimization and yield increase tactics are expected to fetch higher revenue and market leadership going forward. The company&#8217;s capabilities in biotechnology and breeding research also appear encouraging. Moreover, the third party contracts and hedging mechanism of the company help to combat the risks arising out of seed cost and weather fluctuations. Our price target of $89.00 equates to 31.0x of 2011 earnings estimate. MONSANTO CO-NEW (MON): Free Stock Analysis Report Zacks Investment Research]]></description>
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		<title>(MON) Monsanto and Sinochem to Seal Ties</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/12/mon-monsanto-and-sinochem-to-seal-ties/78895</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Global agribusiness Monsanto Company (MON) hopes to strengthen its tie with Sinochem, the Chinese chemicals conglomerate. At present, the two companies are in talks regarding the economic and politically sensitive issues, which were a topic for debate for months. The agreement is anticipated to include a large joint venture following the sale of a minority stake. This might increase Sinochem’s possibilities of marketing Monsanto’s products in China. Monsanto dominates in crop biotechnology and the patented genes invented by the company can be found in about 90% of the soybeans grown in the U.S. and in approximately 80% of U.S. corn. These genes help the plants to become tolerant when exposed to Monsanto&#8217;s popular Roundup herbicide or produce their own insecticides. Beijing-based Sinochem, the importer and distributor of fertilizer and large ]]></description>
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		<title>(CF) CF Industries Holdings Restarts Nitrogen Plant</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/cf-cf-industries-holdings-restarts-nitrogen-plant/77732</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:59:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fertilizer maker CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (CF) announced that it has resumed production at its Port Neal nitrogen complex which is located in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, near Sioux City on the Missouri River. The company had temporarily suspended production at the facility a few weeks back due to rising water levels near the plant. The company announced that it can restart the plant, and it has begun the process to bring it back on line. The company will continue monitoring the situation in light of high water which is expected to continue for several weeks. In May 2011, the company released its first quarter 2011 earnings delivering an EPS of $3.91 versus a loss of 9 cents in the year-earlier quarter. The quarter noted some special items including a gain ]]></description>
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		<title>(MON) Monsanto 2011 Third Quarter Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/29/mon-monsanto-2011-third-quarter-earnings-preview/77764</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:55:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Agricultural product major Monsanto Company (MON) will unveil its third- quarter earnings on Wednesday, June 29, 2011. The company will be an attractive stock to watch, as it has been in turnaround mode. The third quarter 2011 Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings per share (EPS) is $1.11, representing annualized growth of 36.54%. With respect to earnings surprises, over the trailing four quarters, MON outperformed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in three quarters, while lagging behind in one quarter. The average earnings surprise was a positive 13.22%, implying that the company outperformed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by the same magnitude over the last four quarters. Second Quarter Highlights Monsanto Company posted earnings per share of $1.87 from its ongoing business in the second quarter of fiscal 2011 compared with $1.70 in the year-earlier ]]></description>
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		<title>(AGU) Agrium Forecasts Better Second Quarter Earnings</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/20/agu-agrium-forecasts-better-second-quarter-earnings/76794</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Agrium Inc. (AGU),a leading Canadian farm dealer and fertilizer producer, now expects its second-quarter 2011 diluted EPS from continuing operations (earnings per share) to be in the range of $4.10 to $4.40, up from its prior expectation of $3.38 to $3.88 diluted earnings per share. The increase in the forecast was attributable to very strong Retail performance and increasing nutrient pricing supported by continued strong crop fundamentals. Currently, Agrium expects its first half of 2011 diluted EPS from continuing operations to be in the range of $5.12 to $5.42. The guidance does not include any additional impact from second quarter share-based payment expense or mark-to-market gains or losses on natural gas or other commodity hedge positions. Agrium is a major retailer of agricultural products and services in North and South ]]></description>
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		<title>(AGU) Agrium Eyes European Buy</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/05/04/agu-agrium-eyes-european-buy/73167</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 16:51:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Agrium Inc. (AGU), a leading Canadian farm dealer and fertilizer producer announced the purchase of Italian fertilizer distribution company CerealToscana S.A. and its Romanian subsidiary, Agroport, for $27 million plus working capital. The combined companies have a stable financial record with gross sales of approximately $200 million. The companies sell an estimated 400,000 tonnes of fertilizer a year including commodity and specialty products. The deal will boost Agrium’s presence in Italy and allow it to enter the Romanian agricultural market. It also complements Agrium Europe’s present fertilizer distribution business in Europe. Agrium Europe currently leases and owns 400,000 tons of dry and liquid storage in Europe with expected annual sales of 2.8 million tonnes of all three major nutrients. Both Cereal Toscana and Agroport will provide agricultural expertise to Agrium. ]]></description>
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		<title>(CF) CF Industries Holdings Fourth Quarter 2010 Earnings Preview</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/15/cf-cf-industries-holdings-fourth-quarter-2010-earnings-preview/66989</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 22:56:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CF Industries Holdings Inc. (CF) is slated to release its fourth quarter 2010 results on Friday, February 18 before the market opens. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate for the fourth quarter is $2.59, representing a significant annualized growth of 80.07%. However, with respect to earnings surprise, over the trailing four quarters, CF Industries had a mixed performance. It outperformed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in two quarters while it under performed in the other two. The average earnings surprise was a negative 5.29%, implying that the company has underperformed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by the same magnitude over the last four quarters. Third-Quarter Performance On November 5, CF Industries reported its third quarter fiscal 2010 results. Net earnings were $48.2 million or $0.67 per share compared with $38.5 million or $0.78 ]]></description>
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		<title>(MON) U.S. International Trade Deficit Falls Again</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/01/17/mon-u-s-international-trade-deficit-falls-again/65136</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 19:09:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Trade Deficit fell in November to $38.31 billion from $38.42 billion in October. The fall in the trade deficit is good news for the economy. The trade deficit was also smaller than the $41.0 billion consensus expectation. On a year-over-year basis, the total trade deficit was up 8.6% from $35.27 billion a year ago. The trade balance has two major parts: trade in goods and trade in services. America’s problem is always on the goods side; we actually routinely have a small surplus in services. Relative to October, the goods deficit rose to $51.17 billion from $51.06 billion. That is a month-to-month increase of 0.2%. Relative to a year ago, the goods deficit was up 8.7% from $47.06 billion. The Service surplus was up 1.7% from October at $12.86 ]]></description>
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		<title>(MON) Monsanto Company &#8211; Bear of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/10/20/mon-monsanto-company-bear-of-the-day-2/55761</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:43:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are downgrading our recommendation on Monsanto Company (MON) from Neutral to Underperform based on the weak results that the company posted for fiscal 2010 with an EPS of $2.41, almost halved from $4.41 in fiscal 2009. The increases in cost were the icing on the cake. We believe this will continue for a substantial period of time based on the slower market recovery. Further, an intensely competitive environment and Monsanto&#8217;s huge dependence on a few large customers can lead to risk. Monsanto also faces foreign currency risk since a significant portion of its income comes from outside the U.S. Thus, we downgraded our recommendation on the stock from Neutral to Underperform, which indicates that it would perform below the broader market. Our $52.00 target price, 18.5x 2011 EPS, reflects ]]></description>
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		<title>(POT) Potash Benefits as Demand to Soar in 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:45:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Tony D’Altorio, Investment U Research Wednesday, September 1, 2010 One of the main ingredients in fertilizer, Potash helps plants resist disease, thereby improving crop yields. Now, some investors think it can revitalize their portfolios… They have some reason to, considering that demand should only rise from here. The United Nations sees food production needs rising 70% by 2050 to feed the global population of 3 billion additional people. That – and the world’s rising appetite for meat – should easily boost fertilizer demand. Also in investors’ favor, is recent history. Potash fertilizer first gained attention from 2007 to 2008 when it rocketed from $150 a ton to almost $1,000. But when the financial crisis hit, demand dropped by almost half and prices fell nearly to their 2006 levels. Prices ]]></description>
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		<title>(POT) Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Discards BHP Billiton Ltd Offer</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/22/pot-potash-corporation-of-saskatchewan-discards-bhp-billiton-ltd-offer/48483</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 23:39:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shares of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (POT), the world’s largest fertilizer company by capacity, shot up 28% and closed at $143.17 on August 17, 2010 after rebuffed mining giant BHP Billiton Ltd’s (BHP) hostile acquisition proposal. It was a $38.6 billion (all in cash) offer, which Potash turned down, citing that the offer grossly undervalues the company and its future growth prospects. The fertilizer industry is witnessing a consolidation phase with a steady rise in demand for crop nutrients like potash over the past year. The Potash-BHP Billiton saga comes in just after the year-long take over battle between three North American fertilizer producers:  Agrium Inc. (AGU), CF Industries (CF) and Terra Industries (TRA), which with CF acquiring Terra. BHP Billiton’s Offer BHP Billiton, the world’s largest mining company, ]]></description>
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		<title>(AGU) Agrium Wants Expedient Merger</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/21/agu-agrium-wants-expedient-merger/48729</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:25:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Agrium Inc. (AGU) and AWB Ltd. have signed a definite agreement with respect to the merger proposed on Aug 15, 2010. AWB accepted Agrium&#8217;s A$1.24 billion (US $1.19 billion) acquisition offer discarding Australian grain maker, GrainCorp Limited&#8217;s all-stock proposal of A$885 million ($850 million). Agrium&#8217;s all-cash $1.50 ($1.44)  per share, represents a 57% premium over AWB&#8217;s trading price of A$0.955 ($0.92) as of July 29, 2010, is indeed superior to GrainCorp&#8217;s no premium offer of A$1.047 ($1.00). AWB will provide a three days notice to GrainCorp, pulling out from the initially signed AWB-GrainCorp agreement after which AWB will recommend the Agrium transaction to its shareholders. Expanding the Retail Wing AWB Limited is Australia&#8217;s largest agribusiness and one of the world&#8217;s largest wheat marketing and management companies. With the acquisition, Canada-based ]]></description>
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		<title>(MON) Monsanto Analysts Downgrade Shares</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/19/mon-monsanto-analysts-downgrade-shares/34247</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 21:14:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We downgrade our recommendation on Monsanto Company (MON) from Neutral to Underperform based on its weak results during the two consecutive quarters in fiscal 2010. Moreover, the company’s guidance for the fiscal year 2010 has dropped below fiscal 2009 results. EPS and revenue are expected to fall approximately 20% and 5% year over year. During the second quarter of fiscal 2010, revenue slipped 3.6% and so did the EPS by 18.4%. The decrease was attributable to fall in prices of glyphosate-based herbicides produced by the company. The company deals with highly competitive products. The global market for products from the seeds and genomics segment has been experiencing growing competition. Both the row crops and vegetable seed businesses compete with numerous multinational agrichemical and seed marketers globally, and with hundreds of ]]></description>
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		<title>(MON) Monsanto Earnings Report Beats Consensus Estimate</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/07/mon-monsanto-earnings-report-beats-consensus-estimate/33040</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 00:20:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Monsanto Company (MON) announced results for the second quarter of fiscal 2010. During the quarter, net income decreased to $887 million from $1,092 million in the same quarter of 2008. EPS (excluding a restructuring expense) was $1.70 compared to $2.16 in the year-ago quarter. The decrease was due to a fall in revenue and gross margin. However, the reported EPS was above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.66. Revenue decreased 3.6% to $3,890 million from $4,035 million during the same period in the previous year. Decrease in revenue was attributable to fall in prices of glyphosate-based herbicides produced by the company. Revenue in the Seeds and Genomics segment increased 6.8%, while Roundup and other glyphosate-based herbicides segmental revenue decreased 40%. Revenue from all other agricultural productivity products also decreased 18.4% ]]></description>
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		<title>(SMG) Scotts Miracle-Gro Company &#8211; Great Price Momentum</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/01/smg-scotts-miracle-gro-company-great-price-momentum/32531</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/01/smg-scotts-miracle-gro-company-great-price-momentum/32531#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 15:04:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s stock is not that speculative but keeps trading above then below 100K shares a day. This is a familiar name and if you have a lawn or garden you have probably used their products. The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (SMG) , through its wholly-owned subsidiary, The Scotts Company LLC, is the world&#8217;s largest marketer of branded consumer products for lawn and garden care, with products for professional horticulture as well. The Company&#8217;s brands are the most recognized in the industry. In the U.S., the Company&#8217;s Scotts, Miracle-Gro, Ortho and Smith &#38; Hawken brands are market-leading in their categories, as is the consumer Roundup brand, which is marketed in North America and most of Europe exclusively by Scotts and owned by Monsanto. In the U.S. the Company operates Scotts LawnService0, the ]]></description>
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		<title>(MON) Monsanto Announces Expansion</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/09/mon-monsanto-announces-expansion/30178</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/09/mon-monsanto-announces-expansion/30178#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:52:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, Monsanto Company (MON) completed its $200 million expansion just outside of New Orleans. The expansion was started in April 2008 to increase production of the agricultural herbicide &#8211; Roundup. Roundup is one of the world&#8217;s leading crop protection products. This has been a huge project for Monsanto in scope and in terms of financial investment. This expansion will help boost Roundup production capacity by 20%. Monsanto is a leading global provider of agricultural products. The company&#8217;s pipeline of agricultural biotechnology products stands unmatched in the industry. However, the intense competitive environment and Monsanto&#8217;s huge dependence on a few large customers pose a risk. Nevertheless, a healthy balance sheet, along with a robust pipeline of new products and the continuous growth in the seeds and genomics segment, appears encouraging. For ]]></description>
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		<title>(RCI) Rogers Communications is Canada&#8217;s Top Cable TV and Wireless Company</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/02/28/rci-rogers-communications-is-canadas-top-cable-tv-and-wireless-company/29176</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 03:28:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we prepare to douse the flame on another Winter Olympics this weekend, we may choose to reflect fondly on them and their host country, Canada. Regardless what you may think about the sports of Ice Dancing or the Skeleton competition, stories of performance excellence and remarkable perseverance always accompany any Olympiad. Plus, more than a few of us would gladly switch fiscal positions with gold medalist Shaun White, aka &#8220;The Flying Tomato,&#8221; in 2010. So let&#8217;s look beyond the Russian tantrums and the fact that the Olympic Village is leaving the picturesque city of Vancouver $1 billion in the hole, and get to what might be in it for us, the average investor. How is Canada these days? Surely our neighbor to the north has a choice stock pick ]]></description>
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		<title>(CF) CF Industries&#8217; Profits Plunge</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/02/16/cf-cf-industries-profits-plunge/28176</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CF Industries (CF) posted earnings of $1.04 in the fourth quarter of 2009, down from the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.25. Year-on-year, earnings declined 71%. Sales of $506.7 million in the quarter, more than halved from last year’s $1072 million, have been driven by lower price realizations for all fertilizer products. For the full year 2009, the company recorded net earnings of $7.42 per share as against $12.13 per share in 2008. Earnings also missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $7.59 for the year. Net sales were $2.61 billion, down 33% from $3.92 billion in 2008. Nitrogen Fertilizer Segment Nitrogen segment sales totaled $352.1 million, down 50% from the fourth quarter of 2008. Volumes remained flat at 1.5 million tons. Overall, average nitrogen selling prices remained depressed. The selling price ]]></description>
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		<title>(MON) Monsanto Results Remain Stable</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/15/mon-monsanto-results-remain-stable/25097</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:44:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, Monsanto Co. (MON) recently reported results for the first quarter of 2010. Net sales slumped 36% year over year to $1,697 million primarily due to lower sales of glyphosate-based herbicides in Brazil and Europe. Monsanto reported a net loss of 3 cents per share, compared to a net profit of $1 per share in first quarter of 2009. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the reported quarter was pegged at a profit of 1 cent per share. For fiscal 2010, the Zacks Consensus Estimate is $3.26 per share, compared to $3.78 in fiscal 2009. Monsanto expects full-year 2010 EPS in the range of $3.10 to $3.30. The Zacks Consensus Estimate remained unchanged over the past month. However, 2 out of 17 covering analysts lowered their estimates while one analyst raised ]]></description>
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		<title>(CF) CF Industries Holdings Ends Terra Pursuit</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/15/cf-cf-industries-holdings-ends-terra-pursuit/25113</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:03:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shares of chemical manufacturer CF Industries Holdings Inc. (CF) fell 1.82% and closed at $93.19 after it pulled out its offer to acquire rival fertilizer company, Terra Industries Inc. (TRA). CF Industries announced yesterday that it is no longer pursuing the acquisition deal. Deerfield, Illinois-based CF Industries has been pursuing a hostile acquisition of Terra since January of last year. However, Terra’s shareholders has been repeatedly rebuffing CF’s offer. In its last bid, CF had increased its offer price for Terra by 12% to $4.6 billion. CF Industries had bought about 7% of Terra, which it claims to have sold with a net gain that more than offset the expenses it incurred in connection with its proposed acquisition. Terra shares closed Thursday up 5 cents at $32.66, but lost $3.61 ]]></description>
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		<title>(MON) Monsanto Company Signs Licensing Deal</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/13/mon-monsanto-company-signs-licensing-deal/24887</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:14:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Monsanto Company (MON) and Limerick, Ireland-based biotechnology firm Stokes Bio Limited entered into a licensing agreement and R&#38;D collaboration. Under the agreement, Monsanto has exclusive rights to Stokes Bio&#8217;s patented technology for use in agriculture. In-plant breeding, genotyping &#8212; or gene analysis &#8212; is used to identify seeds or plants with the most desirable characteristics, such as better yield or disease resistance. Currently, Monsanto’s gene analyses are limited by the number of samples that can be processed at one time and the turnaround time per sample. Stokes Bio&#8217;s system utilizes microfluidic technology that can provide the same evaluations using much smaller sample sizes –- as little as 1/1000th of what is currently required -– which continually flow through the system in nanoliter-size droplets. The instrument can evaluate up to 100,000 ]]></description>
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		<title>(MON) Monsanto Reports a Net Loss</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/01/07/mon-monsanto-reports-a-net-loss-analyst-blog/24396</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Monsanto Company (MON) reported results for the first quarter of 2010, which ended November 30, 2009, and reinstated its full-year guidance. Along with its quarterly earnings results, Monsanto also announced its annual research and development pipeline update. Net sales decreased $952 million, or 36% year over year to $1,697 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2010 primarily as a result of decreased sales of glyphosate-based herbicides in Brazil and Europe. Monsanto reported a net loss of 3 cents per share in the first quarter of fiscal 2010, compared to a net profit of $1.00 per share in first quarter 2009. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the reported quarter was a net profit of 1 cent per share. For the first quarter of fiscal 2010, net cash required by operating ]]></description>
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		<title>(CGA) International Agriculture Co. Pulled Back From 52-week High to Rebound From Key Trend Line</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/27/cga-international-agriculture-co-pulled-back-from-52-week-high-to-rebound-from-key-trend-line/23564</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 22:38:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[China Green Agriculture Inc. (CGA) recently pulled back from its 52-week high at $18.70 after surging higher in mid November on another strong quarterly performance. The up trend that has been supporting prices since summer is still in play but a ways away at $12. As it stands shares are in a bit of a state of limbo, planted between the old high and the trend line. Take a look below. The holidays have been kind to Steve Maddens (SHOO) share price, recently rebounding from a key trend line at $35 to move back within striking distance of the 52-week high just above $45. Shares of SHOO have been riding this very smooth trend higher since bottoming out in early March with the overall market. If shares do pullback again ]]></description>
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		<title>(CF) CF Industries Holdings Renews Terra Industries Bid</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/12/08/cf-cf-industries-holdings-renews-terra-industries-bid/22295</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:29:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CF Industries Holdings Inc. (CF) recently increased its offer for rival Terra Industries Inc. (TRA) to about $4.59 billion as it seeks to end an almost 11-month pursuit of the nitrogen-fertilizer maker. The offer represents an 18% premium over Terra’s closing price on Dec 4. The bid of $36.75 in cash and 0.1034 of a CF share for each share of Terra includes the $7.50 a share dividend Terra declared in September this year. CF’s previous offer was $32 in cash and 0.1034 of a CF share Incorporatedluding the dividend. CF Industries has been seeking to acquire Terra since January, offering $2.1 billion while fending off a hostile bid from Agrium Inc. (AGU) itself. The outcome of the three-way battle will determine whether Agrium or CF will become the world’s ]]></description>
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		<title>(AGU) Agrium Grows Through Acquisitions</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/30/agu-agrium-grows-through-acquisitions/21539</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:44:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, Agrium Inc. (AGU) announced the acquisition of 24 retail outlets Incorporatedluding 18 farm centers and 6 satellites, from Agriliance. This acquisition has expanded Agrium’s retail operations in Texas and New Mexico. Along with the 24 retail outlets and associated working capital at these locations, Agrium acquired over 50,000 tons of fertilizer storage. The company expects annual crop input revenues of approximately $150 million from these retail outlets. Through this acquisition, Agrium reaffirmed its commitment to double the size of its retail business. Further, Agrium stated that it has not lost its focus on acquiring CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (CF). Earlier this month, the company had increased its offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. Under the terms of the offer, stockholders would ]]></description>
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		<title>(CGA) China Green Agriculture &#8211; Margins Expand &#8211; Strong Balance Sheet</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/18/cga-china-green-agriculture-margins-expand-strong-balance-sheet/20831</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:32:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[China Green Agriculture, Inc. (CGA) is once again pressuring its 52-week high after jumping higher on a recent third-quarter earnings surprise. Company Description China Green Agriculture, Inc., through its subsidiaries, develops and manufactures specialty fertilizers in China. The company also produces agricultural products like fruits, vegetables and flowers. China Green was founded in 200 and has a market cap of $297 million. Chinese stocks are hot, and CGA is no exception, with the company&#8217;s strong third-quarter results, reported on Nov. 11 helping to push shares back within striking distance of the 52-week high. Third-Quarter Results Sales were up 27% from last year to $11.3 million. EPS also came in strong at 24 cents per share, 4 cents ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The company has beat in each of ]]></description>
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		<title>(POT) Potash Corporation &#8211; Bear of the Day</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/14/pot-potash-corporation-bear-of-the-day/20409</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:18:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We downgrade Potash Corporation (POT), the world&#8217;s leading producer of potash and fertilizer, to Underperform. The company has been hit hard by the global economic crisis, leading to weak demand and prices as farmers reduce their use of fertilizers. This has induced a sharp fall in profits for fertilizer producers. Potash Corp.&#8217;s earnings declined 79% in the third quarter of 2009. The company expects fertilizer demand to remain weak for the rest of 2009, and plans to cut potash production. Potash Corp. has also lowered its expected earnings and slashed 2010 global potash demand expectations. About 40% of global potash production capacity stands idle since the second half of 2008. The company also expects some of its capacity to remain curtailed in 2010. Zacks Investment Research]]></description>
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		<title>(MON) Monsanto Company Confirms Guidance</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/11/mon-monsanto-company-confirms-guidance/20300</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:16:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At its investor conference call, Monsanto Company (MON) indicated that it will accelerate launches for its Genuity SmartStax corn and Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybean products. The company emphasized its growth strategy from 2010 through 2012, which includes three operational imperatives: the conversion to Genuity SmartStax in U.S. corn, the upgradation to the Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield platform in U.S. soybeans, and increased penetration in Latin America. Monsanto now anticipates its new Genuity SmartStax corn seed will launch on more than 4 million acres in 2010, compared to its previous expectation of 3 million to 4 million acres. As a part of the accelerated adoption of Genuity SmartStax, the company unveiled a new portfolio of product upgrades for key U.S. corn segments. For the Genuity Roundup Ready 2 ]]></description>
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		<title>(AGU) Agrium&#8217;s Year-Over-Year earnings Declined a Significant 87% on Lower Volumes and Prices</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/11/08/agu-agriums-year-over-year-earnings-declined-a-significant-87-on-lower-volumes-and-prices/19857</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:50:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Agrium Inc. (AGU) reported adjusted net earnings of 29 cents per share in the third quarter of 2009, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 32 cents. Year over year, earnings declined a significant 87% on lower volumes and prices. Revenues were down 41% year over year to $1.9 billion on weak corn prices and lower consumption of crop protection products at retail level. Retail segment: Retail segment revenues plunged 25% to $1.2 billion in the quarter on a 41% decline in crop nutrient sales to $345 million due to a significant decline in crop nutrient prices. Crop nutrient volumes in the quarter remained flat. Gross profit from the crop nutrients business almost halved to $31 million. Crop protection sales were $768 million in the quarter, down 12% from the same ]]></description>
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		<title>(CF) CF Industries Holdings&#8217; Profits Plunge in 3rd Quarter</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/27/cf-cf-industries-holdings-profits-plunge-in-3rd-quarter/18942</link>
		<comments>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/27/cf-cf-industries-holdings-profits-plunge-in-3rd-quarter/18942#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:31:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CF Industries Holdings Inc. (CF) posted earnings of 78 cents in the third quarter of 2009, down from the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.01. Reported earnings were down 18% from 82 cents reported in the same quarter of the previous year on lower fertilizer sales. Sales of $430.1 million in the quarter reflected a decline of 58% year over year, primarily driven by lower price realizations for all products. Nitrogen Fertilizer Segment Nitrogen segment sales totaled $276.1 million, down 54% from $599.1 million in the 2008 third quarter on a 3% decline in volumes to 1.2 million tons. The quarter’s volume included about 132,000 tons of UAN and urea exports. Overall, average nitrogen selling prices remained depressing. Selling price for ammonia declined to $355 per ton from $571 in the ]]></description>
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		<title>(MON) Monsanto Wins New Contract</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/27/mon-monsanto-wins-new-contract/18802</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:51:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Monsanto Company (MON) has signed a long-term supply contract with Air Products (APD), the leading global hydrogen provider. According to the contract, Air Products will build a new world-scale hydrogen production plant to be located at Monsanto&#8217;s Luling, Louisiana, Roundup facility. The new hydrogen plant is scheduled to be on-stream in Jan 2012. Air Products will build a steam methane reformer (SMR) producing over 100 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD) of hydrogen. The SMR will be connected to Air Products&#8217; East Gulf Coast pipeline network, which supplies refineries with hydrogen needed to make cleaner burning transportation fuels, in addition to meeting the hydrogen needs of the local petrochemical industry. In addition, the facility will produce additional hydrogen via a clean-up of a hydrogen-rich off-gas feed coming from Monsanto. ]]></description>
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		<title>(POT) Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Downgraded Post-Report</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/26/pot-potash-corporation-of-saskatchewan-downgraded-post-report/18685</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:02:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The world’s largest fertilizer producer, Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (POT), earned 82 cents per share in the third quarter of 2009, within its previously announced guidance of 80 cents to $1.20. Earnings were slightly better than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 81 cents while it declined 79% from $3.93 per share reported in the same period of the previous year. The shortfall was based on lower demand and weaker fertilizer pricing, especially nitrogen and phosphate. The reported quarter’s sales totaled $1.1 billion, down 64% from $3.1 billion in the third quarter of 2008. The drop in sales and thereby earnings was driven by a decline in potash, phosphate and nitrogen sales volumes coupled with lower phosphate and nitrogen prices. The company blamed the global economic downturn for the drop ]]></description>
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		<title>(CF) CF Holding Industries-Terra Industries Battle Rages on</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/08/cf-cf-holding-industries-terra-industries-battle-rages-on/17198</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:44:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fertilizer company CF Holding Industries Inc. (CF) has recently notified that its rival Terra Industries Inc. has rebuffed CF’s most recent takeover offer on Sep 28. This is the fifth time that Terra has rejected CF’s $4 billion takeover proposal on grounds of undervaluation. Over the past two weeks, CF Industries had acquired a 7% stake in Terra valued at nearly $247 million. CF’s proposed exchange ratio of 0.465 CF shares per Terra share (which CF plans to reduce in case Terra declares its special cash dividend of $7.50 per share) does not reflect Terra’s much larger contribution of nitrogen results to the combined entity. While Terra would contribute about 59% of the nitrogen results of the combined entity, its shareholders would receive only 48.5% of the equity pre-dividend, reduced ]]></description>
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		<title>(MON) Monsanto Beats Estimates and Reaffirms</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/07/mon-monsanto-beats-estimates-and-reaffirms/17097</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:01:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today before the market opened, Monsanto Co. (MON), the largest chemicals and biotech seed maker reported results for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2009, ended August 31, 2009. Excluding one-time items (on an ongoing basis), the company reported earnings of 2 cents per share, compared to a loss of 3 cents per share in the year-ago quarter. This was above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 1 cent per share. However, the company posted a wider loss in the quarter, which increased to 43 cents per share on an as-reported basis, from 31 cents in the year-ago quarter, due to restructuring charges and the divestiture of the company&#8217;s sunflower operations. Restructuring lowered earnings by 53 cents. During the quarter, the company also increased the restructuring reserve to the $550 &#8211; ]]></description>
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		<title>(CVAT) Two Companies Profiting From the “Fuel of the Future”</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/06/dow-two-companies-profiting-from-the-%e2%80%9cfuel-of-the-future%e2%80%9d/16657</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:17:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Louise Harris, Investment U Research You don’t have to look far to find one of today’s big economic and market buzz phrases: Green investing. From green clothing websites, to CNN headlines heralding biofuel, companies are trying their best to capitalize on growing consumer sensitivity to the environment. However, like the dotcom era before it, some of the green craze is no more than a speculative bubble. But many of it is the real deal. And despite past debacles, biofuels fall into the latter category. A Deal With Dow Take start-up company Cavitation Technologies Inc. (CVAT), which develops equipment that turns vegetable products into viable fuel. Only established in 2006, it just entered into a long-term agreement with Dow Chemical Co. (NYSE: DOW) to develop projects in Argentina and Latin ]]></description>
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		<title>(AGU) Fertilizer&#8217;s Farming Problem &#8211; Zacks Industry Rank Analysis</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/03/agu-fertilizers-farming-problem-zacks-industry-rank-analysis/16444</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:50:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hostile takeover attempts have kept fertilizer companies in the news. The acquisition talk has helped to overshadow a negative trend that should have investors concerned &#8211; ongoing cuts to full-year profit forecasts. During the past 90 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimates have been revised downwards on several fertilizer companies Incorporatedluding Agrium (AGU), Intrepid Potash (IPI), Mosaic (MOS) and Potash of Saskatchewan (POT). The most recent cuts were related to a warning from POT. The company predicted that its full-year profits would be in the range of $3.25 to $3.75 per share, instead of the prior guidance of $4 to $5 per share. The company blamed &#8220;continued slow demand and limited restocking by fertilizer distributors&#8221; as the reasons for the revised forecast. All Is Not Well on the Farm The big ]]></description>
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		<title>(CF) CF Industries Sues Terra Industries to Force a Shareholder Meeting on Combining</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/09/01/cf-cf-industries-sues-terra-industries-to-force-a-shareholder-meeting-on-combining/14089</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:31:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deerfield-based CF Industries Holdings Inc. (CF) filed a lawsuit against Terra Industries Inc. (TRA) to force the company to convene a shareholder meeting for a business combination being pushed by CF. Fertilizer maker Terra responded that its board has decided to hold an annual meeting on Nov. 19. The company had postponed the meeting when larger rival CF Industries launched an unsolicited bid in April this year. In its statement, CF noted that Terra&#8217;s last annual general meeting was held nearly 16 months ago and according to law, annual general meetings must be held on an annual basis. Terra repeatedly rebuffed CF’s takeover bid stating that the offer substantially undervalues the company. CF’s all-stock offer for Terra Industries has expired and the company does not plan to extend the offer ]]></description>
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