HINDSIGHT
Cashing In on Crops
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
SOURCE: Capital IQ, a division of Standard & Poor's | GRAPHIC: The Washington Post
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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.
