Corn stocks

The best corn stocks depend on your portfolio and investment goals—while volatility can be ideal for day traders, long-term investors will want to look to stocks with steadier gains over time.

Learn more about popular corn stocks

We round up a selection of stocks in or related to the grain industry, weighting the list more heavily towards popular mid- and large-cap US stocks.

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1. Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM)

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.

• Previous close price: $43.32
• Market capitalization: $22,841,020,416
• 1 year performance: -30.91%
• P/E ratio: 13.0329

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2. Bunge (BG)

Bunge Global SA operates as an agribusiness and food company worldwide. It operates through four segments: Agribusiness, Refined and Specialty Oils, Milling, and Sugar and Bioenergy. The Agribusiness segment purchases, stores, transports, processes, and sells agricultural commodities and commodity products, including oilseeds primarily soybeans, rapeseed, canola, and sunflower seeds, as well as grains comprising wheat and corn; and processes oilseeds into vegetable oils and protein meals.

• Previous close price: $78.20
• Market capitalization: $9,806,456,832
• 1 year performance: -24.74%
• P/E ratio: 9.1615

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3. Ingredion Incorporated (INGR)

Ingredion Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells sweeteners, starches, nutrition ingredients, and biomaterial solutions derived from wet milling and processing corn, and other starch-based materials to a range of industries worldwide. The company offers starch products for use in a range of processed foods; cornstarch; specialty paper starches for enhanced drainage, fiber retention, oil and grease resistance, improved printability, and biochemical oxygen demand control; starches and specialty starches for textile industry; industrial starches are used in the production of construction materials, textiles, adhesives, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics, as well as in mining and water filtration; and specialty industrial starches for use in biomaterial applications, including biodegradable plastics, fabric softeners and detergents, hair and skin care applications, dusting powders for surgical gloves, and in the production of glass fiber and insulation. It provides sweetener products comprising glucose syrups, high maltose syrup, high fructose corn syrup, dextrose, polyols, maltodextrin, glucose syrup solids, and non-genetically modified organism syrups for applications in food and beverage products, such as baked goods, snack foods, canned fruits, condiments, candy and other sweets, dairy products, ice cream, jams and jellies, prepared mixes, table syrups, and beverages.

• Previous close price: $130.89
• Market capitalization: $8,401,292,288
• 1 year performance: 12.46%
• P/E ratio: 13.4799

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4. Tate-and-Lyle PLC ADR (TATYY)

Tate & Lyle plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of ingredients and solutions to the food, beverage, and other industries in North America, Asia, Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and Europe. The company operates through three segments: Food & Beverage Solutions, Sucralose, Primary Products Europe, and Primient. It offers dairy products, soups, sauces, and dressings; bakery products and snacks; texturants; sweeteners, such as high fructose corn syrup and dextrose; industrial starches; acidulants; and corn gluten feed and meal and corn oil.

• Previous close price: $25.19
• Market capitalization: $2,955,089,408
• 1 year performance: N/A
• P/E ratio: 12.5323

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5. The Mosaic Company (MOS)

The Mosaic Company, through its subsidiaries, produces and markets concentrated phosphate and potash crop nutrients in the United States, Brazil, China, Canada, Paraguay, Argentina, Japan, Colombia, India, Australia, Peru, Mexico, Honduras, the Dominican Republic, Thailand, Indonesia, and internationally. It operates in three segments: Phosphates, Potash, and Mosaic Fertilizantes. The company owns and operates mines and production facilities, which produce concentrated phosphate crop nutrients, such as diammonium phosphate, monoammonium phosphate, and MicroEssentials ammoniated phosphate products; and phosphate based animal feed ingredients under the Biofos and Nexfos brands, as well as produces a double sulfate of potash magnesia product under the K-Mag brand.

• Previous close price: $25.96
• Market capitalization: $8,227,736,576
• 1 year performance: -20.02%
• P/E ratio: 47.2

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6. MGP Ingredients (MGPI)

MGP Ingredients, Inc. produces and supplies distilled spirits, branded spirits, and food ingredients worldwide. It operates in three segments: Distillery Solutions, Branded Spirits, and Ingredient Solutions.

• Previous close price: $27.09
• Market capitalization: $576,212,416
• 1 year performance: -68.55%
• P/E ratio: 17.3654

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7. Green Plains Renewable Energy (GPRE)

Green Plains Inc. produces low-carbon fuels in the United States and internationally. It operates in two segments, Ethanol Production, and Agribusiness and Energy Services.

• Previous close price: $4.09
• Market capitalization: $264,743,248
• 1 year performance: -82.31%

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8. Origin Agritech (SEED)

Origin Agritech Limited, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an agricultural biotechnology in the People's Republic of China. The company engages in the development, production, and distribution of hybrid crop seeds, as well as the development of hybrid seed technology. Further, it engages in crop seed breeding and genetic improvement, and related technical services.

• Previous close price: $1.81
• Market capitalization: $13,641,012
• 1 year performance: -55.20%
• P/E ratio: 4.3182

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2. Sign up for an account. Provide your personal information and sign up.
3. Set up a funding method to pay for the transaction. Deposit funds into your account by linking your banking information.
4. Choose the stocks you want to buy. Search for the stock by name or ticker symbol like ADM or BG.
5. Place your order. Buy the stock. It's that simple.

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Bottom line

While it's possible to turn a profit investing in corn stocks, keep in mind that—like any investment—corn stocks are not immune to risk. These stocks are subject to fluctuating conditions both in the market and in the grain industry, so carefully vet your picks before you invest. If you're new to investing or if it's been a while since you've taken a critical look at your investment accounts, compare brokers to make sure you're getting the best trading features for your needs.

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