Share performance of U.S. agricultural products industry vs. the Standard & Poor's 500.

SOURCE: Capital IQ, a division of Standard & Poor's | GRAPHIC: The Washington Post

This Story Cashing In on Crops Article \| The long-term trend in place: Longer life spans, more mouths to feed around the world, particularly in Asia, and growing use of corn for ethanol. All that adds up to booming demand and rising prices for agricultural products. Shares of companies in the industry have soared in recent years. Share performance of U.S. agricultural products industry vs. the Standard & Poor's 500. FORESIGHT: What the Fed Won't Say MARKET BUZZ: Funds' Passive vs. Aggressive Behavior		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace del.icio.us NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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