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STOCK PRICE AT CLOSE OF MARKET
Month Ago
Exchange: Ticker 4/30/01
CAPITAL EQUIPMENT, FARM MACHINERY
AGCO Corp. NYSE:AG 8.70
Ag Bag International OTC BB:AGBG 0.34
Art's-Way Manufacturing Co. NASDAQ:ARTW NA
Bion Environmental
Technologies, Inc. OTC BB:BION 0.97
Butler Manufacturing Co. NYSE:BBR 22.80
CNH Global NYSE:CNH 5.77
CTB International Corp. NASDAQ:CTBC 9.34
Caterpillar Inc. NYSE:CAT 50.20
Deere & Co. NYSE:DE 41.07
Fiat NYSE:FIA 22.85
Gehl Co. NASDAQ:GEHL 15.40
Kubota Corp. NYSE:KUB 73.25
Lindsay Manufacturing Co. NYSE:LNN 18.70
Titan International NYSE:TWI 4.79
Trimble Navigation Ltd. NASDAQ:TRMB 16.43
Twin Disc Inc. NYSE:TDI 14.80
Valmont Industries Inc. NASDAQ:VALM 14.99
SEED, BIOTECH, CROP PROTECTION
AstraZeneca PLC NYSE:AZN 47.52
Aventis NYSE:AVE 76.90
BASF AG NYSE:BF 42.67
Bayer Ag Corp. OTC BB:BAYZY 41.00
Delta & Pine Land Co. NYSE:DLP 23.90
Dow Chemical NYSE:DOW 33.45
DuPont NYSE:DD 45.19
Eden Bioscience Corp. NASDAQ:EDEN 13.69
FMC Corp. NYSE:FMC 71.69
HumaTech Inc. OTC BB:HUMT 0.45
IGI Inc. AMEX:IG 1.00
Monsanto Co. NYSE:MON 30.95
Novartis NYSE:NVS 39.15
Savia S.A. de C.V. NYSE:VAI 14.10
Syngenta NYSE:SYT 10.12
PLANT NUTRIENTS, FERTILIZER
Agrium Inc. NYSE:AGU 11.48
Church & Dwight Co. NYSE:CHD 23.99
IMC Global Inc. NYSE:IGL 12.00
Mississippi Chemical Corp. NYSE:GRO 3.48
Phosphate Resource Partners LP NYSE:PLP 3.10
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan NYSE:POT 57.36
Terra Industries Inc. NYSE:TRA 3.80
ANIMAL HEALTH, GENETICS, FEED
Abbott Laboratories NYSE:ABT 46.38
Alpharma Inc. NYSE:ALO 22.62
American Home Products Corp. NYSE:AHP 57.75
Balchem Encapsulates AMEX:BCP 13.95
Bioreliance Corp. NASDAQ:BREL 13.31
Eli Lilly & Co. NYSE:LLY 85.00
Merck & Co., Inc. NYSE:MRK 75.97
Neogen Corp. NASDAQ:NEOG 14.80
Pfizer Inc. NYSE:PFE 43.30
Pharmacia Corp. NYSE:PHA 52.26
Schering-Plough Corp. NYSE:SGP 38.54
Synbiotics Corp. NASDAQ:SBIO 0.44
MEDIA
AOL Time Warner Inc. NYSE:AOL 50.50
Clear Channel Communications NYSE:CCU 55.80
Emmis Communications Corp. NASDAQ:EMMS 25.52
Meredith Corp. NYSE:MDP 37.74
Saga Communications Inc. AMEX:SGA 19.35
FINANCIAL
Ag Services of America Inc. NYSE:ASV NA
FBL Financial Group Inc. NYSE:FFG 16.75
Federal Agricultural Mortage Corp. NYSE:AGM 27.29
FOOD/FIBER/GRAIN/INDUSTRIAL PROCESSORS
The Andersons Inc. NASDAQ:ANDE 7.69
Archer Daniels Midland Co. NYSE:ADM 11.91
Cal-Maine Foods Inc. NASDAQ:CALM 5.12
ConAgra Inc. NYSE:CAG 20.81
Corn Products International Inc. NYSE:CPO 24.50
Dean Foods Inc. NYSE:DF 37.00
High Plains Corp. NASDAQ:HIPC 3.50
IBP Inc. NYSE:IBP 15.90
Pilgrim's Pride Corp. NYSE:CHX 10.60
Sanderson Farms Inc. NASDAQ:SAFM 11.15
Tare & Lyle PLC OTC BB:TATYY 12.70
Tyson Foods Inc. NYSE:TSN 13.77
This Month Year Ago
5/31/01 5/31/00
CAPITAL EQUIPMENT, FARM MACHINERY
AGCO Corp. 8.65 12.50
Ag Bag International NA 0.41
Art's-Way Manufacturing Co. NA NA
Bion Environmental
Technologies, Inc. 2.15 1.81
Butler Manufacturing Co. 26.95 22.31
CNH Global 6.25 11.88
CTB International Corp. NA 6.50
Caterpillar Inc. 54.16 38.25
Deere & Co. 37.36 41.56
Fiat 22.94 25.19
Gehl Co. 17.10 17.88
Kubota Corp. 73.50 73.00
Lindsay Manufacturing Co. 17.85 18.75
Titan International 5.22 5.94
Trimble Navigation Ltd. 19.50 44.19
Twin Disc Inc. 16.85 15.50
Valmont Industries Inc. 15.92 19.69
SEED, BIOTECH, CROP PROTECTION
AstraZeneca PLC 47.82 42.06
Aventis 74.58 63.94
BASF AG 40.32 NA
Bayer Ag Corp. 39.85 38.50
Delta & Pine Land Co. 24.34 21.50
Dow Chemical 35.81 35.69
DuPont 46.40 49.00
Eden Bioscience Corp. 18.60 NA
FMC Corp. 76.32 60.75
HumaTech Inc. 0.58 1.88
IGI Inc. 0.60 1.44
Monsanto Co. 35.50 NA
Novartis 38.38 36.88
Savia S.A. de C.V. 4.00 21.31
Syngenta 10.00 NA
PLANT NUTRIENTS, FERTILIZER
Agrium Inc. 11.97 11.38
Church & Dwight Co. 25.45 18.19
IMC Global Inc. 11.09 15.38
Mississippi Chemical Corp. 3.42 5.81
Phosphate Resource Partners LP 3.05 6.31
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan 61.05 57.88
Terra Industries Inc. 4.45 2.12
ANIMAL HEALTH, GENETICS, FEED
Abbott Laboratories 51.98 40.69
Alpharma Inc. 25.65 49.50
American Home Products Corp. 63.30 53.88
Balchem Encapsulates 18.50 NA
Bioreliance Corp. 13.00 5.00
Eli Lilly & Co. 84.70 76.12
Merck & Co., Inc. 72.99 74.62
Neogen Corp. 13.20 6.00
Pfizer Inc. 42.89 44.50
Pharmacia Corp. 48.56 51.94
Schering-Plough Corp. 41.95 48.00
Synbiotics Corp. NA 2.31
MEDIA
AOL Time Warner Inc. 52.19 53.38
Clear Channel Communications 60.97 74.88
Emmis Communications Corp. 30.93 34.13
Meredith Corp. 36.15 30.44
Saga Communications Inc. 19.97 20.63
FINANCIAL
Ag Services of America Inc. 15.70 16.31
FBL Financial Group Inc. 15.95 14.63
Federal Agricultural Mortage Corp. 32.25 15.19
FOOD/FIBER/GRAIN/INDUSTRIAL PROCESSORS
The Andersons Inc. 8.35 9.00
Archer Daniels Midland Co. 13.50 11.37
Cal-Maine Foods Inc. 5.00 NA
ConAgra Inc. 20.85 23.06
Corn Products International Inc. 28.65 24.56
Dean Foods Inc. 40.20 30.38
High Plains Corp. 3.75 2.31
IBP Inc. 18.80 16.50
Pilgrim's Pride Corp. 12.00 8.00
Sanderson Farms Inc. 13.50 6.69
Tare & Lyle PLC 14.25 14.25
Tyson Foods Inc. 12.74 9.88
All stock prices have been adjusted for splits.
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