Monsanto Considered An Ideal Vehicle For Green Investing

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In the late 1990s, genetically modified food was vilified as "Frankenfood" in many global-reaching protests and boycotts. Today, one of the key targets of this wrath, Monsanto Co. (MON), is riding a wave of popularity with investors as the stock hits a series of record highs. This winning streak should continue, which bodes well for the entire agriculture sector.

Monsanto, which released its fiscal fourth-quarter and year-end results Wednesday morning before the market open, may still make organic consumers cringe, but its seed and crop protection products tap into a far more important trend.

Since the company is a giant agriculture biotech firm that develops products to boost farm productivity and decrease the need for water, energy, pesticides and insecticides, it is seen by many investors as an ideal vehicle for green investing. Early this year, Citigroup included the stock in its list of climate change "top picks."

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Comments

[djsquared]

hey everyone,

in san diego, citigroup has donated lot's o' money to the naacp. does anyone have links to their policies on hiring minorities?

peace,
djsquared

[Merrysunshine]

Monsanto + Citigroup = Green?

That is an oxymoron.

[isis]

All of those corn fed cows and pigs--how is that green?

[ZingoBonMot]

isis

I grew up on a cattle farm, and trust me, the last feed you give cattle is corn. Two weeks worth penned up so they get yellow marbling in the choice cuts, that's it.
Fact is, this "corn shortage", as far as it relates to REGULAR feed for healthy, pasture-raised cattle and pigs, is TOTAL bullshit.
It's just another ADM/Cargil­l/Monsanto ploy to guarantee a PHAT Farm Bill corporate welfare trough they can bury their snouts in.
And we don't even want to get into the nitrogen release runoff problems associated with growing too much corn that is killing the ecology of the Gulf of Mexico.
Do yourself a favor. Go to the highlighted website and see for yourself.

[ZingoBonMot]

See Mr. Continental's comment two doors down.

[dadw5boys]

HOW ARE THEY GREEN ANTHING THEY HAVE NEARLY DESTROYED INDIA'S CROPS WITH BAD SEEDS.

PEOPLE IN INDIA KILLING THEMSELVES BECAUSE THEY ARE SO FAR IN DEBT BECAUSE OF AMERICAN SEED COMPANY'S.

[mrcontinental]

What a joke...but don't take my word for it read for yourself:

http://www.organicconsumers.org/monlink.cfm

[ZingoBonMot]

The next time you hear Citigroup tout a certain company as a "great buy", take the time to find out how much money Citicorp has loaned, or "invested", in that company first.
You might be surprised.
Then again, maybe not.

[Olerist]

Boy is this not a matter of money helping to frame the debate?

[ZingoBonMot]

BOLLOCKS!
Monsanto's geneticall­y-modified cotton seed has failed miserably in India for the last two years, bankrupting Indian farmers, and leaving many with no other option than suicide.
Monsanto GREEN?!? What a JOKE!