This Survey covers the growing, processing, and marketing of raw agricultural commodities and focuses on the major players: farmers, crop and meat processors, and dairy product producers. Agribiotechnology is also covered. "Agricultural Products" is a GICS sub-industry in the "Consumer Staples" sector of the S&P 1500. Industry Surveys covers more than 50 of the largest and most significant US industries. The information provided for each follows the same general format: the industry's recent performance, an analysis of trends that will influence it in the future, and a broad and fundamental overview of its structure. Both text and data are provided, as are references to additional sources of industry information, including Web sites. |