AG stock index.

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STOCK PRICE AT CLOSE OF MARKET

                                                              Month Ago
                                          Exchange:Ticker      7/31/02

CAPITAL EQUIPMENT, FARM MACHINERY
AGCO Corp.                                NYSE:AG               17.93
Ag Bag International                      OTC BB:AGBG            0.38
Art's-Way Manufacturing Co.               NASDAQ:ARTW            3.20
Bion Environmental
  Technologies, Inc.                      OTC BB:BION            4.15
Butler Manufacturing Co.                  NYSE:BBR              25.55
CNH Global                                NYSE:CNH               2.82
CTB International Corp.                   NASDAQ:CTBC           14.75
Caterpillar Inc.                          NYSE:CAT              44.70
Deere & Co.                               NYSE:DE               42.02
Fiat                                      NYSE:FIA              10.36
Gehl Co.                                  NASDAQ:GEHL           11.35
Kubota Corp.                              NYSE:KUB              15.40
Lindsay Manufacturing Co.                 NYSE:LNN              21.60
Titan International                       NYSE:TWI               3.44
Trimble Navigation Ltd.                   NASDAQ:TRMB           13.09
Twin Disc Inc.                            NYSE:TDI              14.30
Valmont Industries Inc.                   NASDAQ:VALM           21.75

SEED, BIOTECH, CROP PROTECTION
American Vanguard Corp.                   AMEX:AVD              18.75
Aventis                                   NYSE:AVE              65.71
BASF AG                                   NYSE:BF               38.50
Bayer Ag Corp.                            NYSE:BAY              25.20
Delta & Pine Land Co.                     NYSE:DLP              19.26
Dow Chemical                              NYSE:DOW              28.87
DuPont                                    NYSE:DD               41.91
Eden Bioscience Corp.                     NASDAQ:EDEN            1.54
FMC Corp.                                 NYSE:FMC              24.64
HumaTech Inc.                             OTC BB:HUMT            0.63
IGI Inc.                                  AMEX:IG                0.61
Monsanto Co.                              NYSE:MON              15.20
Savia S.A. de C.V.                        NYSE:VAI               2.85
Syngenta                                  NYSE:SYT              10.16

FINANCIAL
Ag Services of America Inc.               NYSE:ASV              11.00
FBL Financial Group Inc.                  NYSE:FFG              20.79
Federal Agricultural Mortage Corp.        NYSE:AGM              26.30

PLANT NUTRIENTS, FERTILIZER
Agrium Inc.                               NYSE:AGU               8.60
Church & Dwight Co.                       NYSE:CHD              28.03
IMC Global Inc.                           NYSE:IGL              10.85
Mississippi Chemical Corp.                NYSE:GRO               1.06
Phosphate Resource Partners LP            NYSE:PLP               3.16
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan              NYSE:POT              54.65
Terra Industries Inc.                     NYSE:TRA               1.90

ANIMAL HEALTH, GENETICS, FEED
Abbott Laboratories                       NYSE:ABT              41.41
Alpharma Inc.                             NYSE:ALO              11.16
Balchem Encapsulates                      AMEX:BCP              22.75
Bioreliance Corp.                         NASDAQ:BREL           23.19
Eli Lilly & Co.                           NYSE:LLY              58.42
eMerge Interactive, Inc.                  NASDAQ:EMRG            0.45
Merck & Co., Inc.                         NYSE:MRK              49.60
Neogen Corp.                              NASDAQ:NEOG           12.65
Novartis                                  NYSE:NVS              41.13
Pfizer Inc.                               NYSE:PFE              32.35
Pharmacia Corp.                           NYSE:PHA              44.74
Schering-Plough Corp.                     NYSE:SGP              25.50
Wyeth                                     NYSE:WYE              39.90

FOOD/FIBER/GRAIN/INDUSTRIAL PROCESSORS
The Andersons Inc.                        NASDAQ:ANDE           12.95
Archer Daniels Midland Co.                NYSE:ADM              11.70
Bunge Limited                             NYSE:BG               20.45
Cal-Maine Foods Inc.                      NASDAQ:CALM            4.08
ConAgra Inc.                              NYSE:CAG              25.11
Corn Products International Inc.          NYSE:CPO              27.45
Dean Foods Inc.                           NYSE:DF               33.34
Pilgrim's Pride Corp.                     NYSE:CHX              10.10
Sanderson Farms Inc.                      NASDAQ:SAFM           20.40
Tate & Lyle PLC                           OTC BB:TATYY            NA
Tyson Foods Inc.                          NYSE:TSN              12.65

                                             This Month        Year Ago
                                               8/30/02          8/31/01

CAPITAL EQUIPMENT, FARM MACHINERY
AGCO Corp.                                      19.12            11.75
Ag Bag International                              NA               NA
Art's-Way Manufacturing Co.                      2.98              NA
Bion Environmental
  Technologies, Inc.                             3.35            14.10
Butler Manufacturing Co.                        24.50            24.49
CNH Global                                       3.80             7.50
CTB International Corp.                         12.75             9.50
Caterpillar Inc.                                43.64            50.00
Deere & Co.                                     45.92            43.17
Fiat                                            11.42            23.25
Gehl Co.                                        10.02            18.20
Kubota Corp.                                    14.45              NA
Lindsay Manufacturing Co.                       21.75            18.90
Titan International                              3.77             5.71
Trimble Navigation Ltd.                         14.00            16.50
Twin Disc Inc.                                  13.75            14.81
Valmont Industries Inc.                           NA             17.55

SEED, BIOTECH, CROP PROTECTION
American Vanguard Corp.                         20.75            10.88
Aventis                                         58.86            73.00
BASF AG                                         41.25            41.08
Bayer Ag Corp.                                  23.88            32.20
Delta & Pine Land Co.                           18.20            20.20
Dow Chemical                                    30.22            35.06
DuPont                                          40.31            40.97
Eden Bioscience Corp.                            1.73            10.47
FMC Corp.                                       28.31            62.49
HumaTech Inc.                                    0.74             0.51
IGI Inc.                                         0.66             0.65
Monsanto Co.                                    18.37            34.11
Savia S.A. de C.V.                                NA              1.55
Syngenta                                        10.84            10.54

FINANCIAL
Ag Services of America Inc.                     10.60            13.00
FBL Financial Group Inc.                        19.30            18.90
Federal Agricultural Mortage Corp.              28.00            34.51

PLANT NUTRIENTS, FERTILIZER
Agrium Inc.                                      9.29            10.65
Church & Dwight Co.                             31.30            27.24
IMC Global Inc.                                 13.24            11.81
Mississippi Chemical Corp.                       1.25             3.20
Phosphate Resource Partners LP                   3.11             3.75
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan                    60.61            62.83
Terra Industries Inc.                            1.95             3.30

ANIMAL HEALTH, GENETICS, FEED
Abbott Laboratories                             40.03            49.70
Alpharma Inc.                                   10.12            31.40
Balchem Encapsulates                            24.25            20.00
Bioreliance Corp.                               23.08              NA
Eli Lilly & Co.                                 58.05            77.63
eMerge Interactive, Inc.                         0.38             1.83
Merck & Co., Inc.                               50.52            65.10
Neogen Corp.                                    13.01            13.29
Novartis                                        40.45            36.47
Pfizer Inc.                                     33.08            38.31
Pharmacia Corp.                                 43.70            39.60
Schering-Plough Corp.                           23.08            38.13
Wyeth                                           42.80            56.00

FOOD/FIBER/GRAIN/INDUSTRIAL PROCESSORS
The Andersons Inc.                              12.90             9.40
Archer Daniels Midland Co.                      12.19            13.43
Bunge Limited                                   21.40            18.25
Cal-Maine Foods Inc.                              NA               NA
ConAgra Inc.                                    26.29            22.95
Corn Products International Inc.                28.00            33.00
Dean Foods Inc.                                 37.85            21.56
Pilgrim's Pride Corp.                            9.75            14.55
Sanderson Farms Inc.                            17.70            13.88
Tate & Lyle PLC                                 22.50            16.13
Tyson Foods Inc.                                12.42            10.55

All stock prices have been adjusted for splits.