Syngenta AG (SYT)

Had owned this for over 5 years, but sold it a couple of years ago. Have had some takeover candidates but turned them down. Thinks it eventually will be a merger candidate. They manufacture genetically altered seeds. He likes these agricultural chemicals.

Try to buy this thing on dips. If it doesn’t dip then buy a partial position and then again later to average down. Great seed company headquartered out of Europe.

Sold his holdings when he could see, (not in the very near term) that they have a number of products that are going to be open competition. Expect the Chinese will flood the market with generics. Still a great company.

Genetically modified seed business. This and Monsanto (MON-N) have been having a slugfest with DuPont (DD-N) to grab market share in South America. This is always a good solid name to own, particularly in our current environment of drought conditions and lower yields in the US.