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Deere & Company engages in the manufacture and distribution of various equipment worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Production and Precision Agriculture, Small Agriculture and Turf, Construction and Forestry, and Financial Services. The Production and Precision Agriculture segment provides large and mid-size tractors, combines, cotton pickers and strippers, sugarcane harvesters and loaders, soil preparation, tillage, seeding, and crop care equipment, as well as application equipment, including sprayers and nutrient management, soil preparation machinery for grain growers, and related attachments and service parts.
Deere-and-Company stock opened the day at $426.46 after a previous close of $447.45. The latest price was $429.86 (25-minute delay). Deere-and-Company is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD47.9 billion and employs 35,200 staff.
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company engages in the procurement, transportation, storage, processing, and merchandising of agricultural commodities, ingredients, flavors, and solutions in the United States, Switzerland, the Cayman Islands, Brazil, Mexico, Canada, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates in three segments: Ag Services and Oilseeds; Carbohydrate Solutions; and Nutrition. The company originates, merchandises, stores, and transports agricultural raw materials, such as oilseeds and soft seeds.
Archer-Daniels-Midland Company stock opened the day at $45.75 after a previous close of $47.57. The latest price was $43.32 (25-minute delay). Archer-Daniels-Midland Company is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$85.5 billion and employs 42,383 staff.
Caterpillar Inc. manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives in the United States and internationally. Its Construction Industries segment offers asphalt pavers, cold planers, compactors, forestry machines, material handlers, motor graders, pipelayers, road reclaimers, telehandlers, track-type tractors, and track and wheel excavators; compact track, wheel, track-type, backhoe, and skid steer loaders; and related parts and tools.
Caterpillar stock opened the day at $285.00 after a previous close of $305.76. The latest price was $288.08 (25-minute delay). Caterpillar is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$64.8 billion and employs 112,900 staff.
Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. , through its subsidiaries, produces, markets, and distributes fresh and fresh-cut fruits and vegetables in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Fresh and Value-Added Products, Banana, and Other Products and Services.
Fresh Del Monte Produce stock opened the day at $30.68 after a previous close of $31.39. The latest price was $30.55 (25-minute delay). Fresh Del Monte Produce is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$4.3 billion and employs 33,798 staff.
Tyson Foods, Inc. , together with its subsidiaries, operates as a food company worldwide. It operates through four segments: Beef, Pork, Chicken, and Prepared Foods.
Tyson Foods stock opened the day at $62.02 after a previous close of $63.56. The latest price was $59.81 (25-minute delay). Tyson Foods is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$53.6 billion and employs 138,000 staff.