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By Brad Zigler

Who said grains were better than gold? Oh, that's right. WE did ("Agribusiness Outshines Gold").

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Agrium, ticker AGU, has outperformed the S&P 500 index by over 25% over the past four weeks. Analysts have raised their earnings estimates for both the current fiscal year and next fiscal year (2009) by over 6% and 12%, respectively.

It's expected growth in earnings is nicely supplemented with attractive P/E multiples of only 22.54x their trailing four quarters of actual reported earnings. The stock has posted a stellar 28% return on equity over the past four quarters, while consistently delivering positive EPS surprises over the past nine quarters by an average of 173%!

We find

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Gassing Up: XTO Energy (XTO), Southwestern Energy (SWN), El Paso (EP), Ultra Petroleum (UPL), Apache (APA), Anadarko (APC), Chesapeake Energy (CHK)

One mystery on The Street is that big oil names like Exxon have made only paltry gains while oil has risen from $100 to $130 in a heartbeat. Oil companies either are not able to drill more oil or were hedged on the prediction oil would go lower and lost, explained Cramer. But natural gas names, such as XTO Energy, Southwestern Energy, El Paso Ultra

Since my last report back in October 2007, when I highly touted and recommended agricultural equities, particularly Agrium (AGU), my fundamental point of view on this trend has not changed:“The word needs food."

The basis of my previous points in that article were to come to a new reality and realization that the “West” is not the only place that will have its steak (it has been for a long time); the people in new developing economies and countries are demanding lifestyle changes in the form of better living conditions, enjoyment of life, and the need for better food (it is not jus

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Agrium (NYSE: AGU) is a leading producer and marketer of agricultural nutrients, in North and South America. The firm's plants can produce more than eight million tons of fertilizers per year. These are sold to wholesale distributors and through more than four hundred company retail outlets. Agrium also participates in a joint venture with Repsol YPF (NYSE: REP), operating Argentina's largest nitrogen plant. Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (NYSE: POT) is a major c

Over the past few weeks it seems that volume has slowed on the potash stocks we follow as the share prices have taken a breather. Interest has waned yet share prices have found themselves in a bit of a trading range, especially when one consults a chart of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (POT), The Mosaic Company (MOS) and Agrium Incorporated (AGU). Not much has changed in the past few weeks, and investors understand that the fertilizer stocks will be around for a while. Right now we have some sideways movement, which could soon end.

The Wall Street Journal wrote this past week a som

The agriculture bull market is in full swing and the prospects for the industry keep growing stronger. Agriculture is entrenched in supporting the basic needs of humans and is vital to the sustainability of a growing population. In fact, 45% of the world's workers are employed in agriculture. Recently, prices for crops have skyrocketed as farmers produced less food last year than was consumed, and stockpiles have been drawn down to 30-year lows.

The primary demand driver has come from emerging markets including China and India as consumers emerge from poverty and move to a protein-rich die

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"We think we've seen the worst and will likely see some improvement in the economy going forward," says growth stock specialist Harry Domash, editor of Winning Investing.

Among his buy recommendations, the advisor looks at two agriculture plays: Agrium (NYSE: AGU), a producer of fertilizers, and the diversified exchange-traded fund, PowerShares DB Commodity (ASE: DBC).

"Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Agrium is a major North American producer and marketer of fertilizers. Agrium operates plants in Canada, the U.S., and in

"We think we’ve seen the worst and will likely see some improvement in the economy going forward," says Harry Domash, editor of Winning Investing.

Among his buy recommendations, the advisor looks at Agrium (NYSE: AGU), a producer of fertilizers, and PowerShares DB Commodity (ASE: DBC), a more diversified exchange-traded fund offer exposure to both agricultural products and other commodities.

"Headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Agrium is a major North American producer and marketer of fertilizers. Agrium operates plants in Canada, the U.S., and in Argentina. Its major product is nitrogen ferti