American Vanguard Corp. (AVD) Reports Adverse Weather May Influence First Quarter 2008 Results
American Vanguard Corp. (AVD), based in Newport Beach, California, is a diversified specialty and agricultural products company. American Vanguard develops and markets crop protection, turf and ornamental products, and public health insecticides. The company’s products include insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, soil fumigants, defoliants, molluscides and grown regulators. The company reported at the beginning of April that adverse mid-west weather conditions will likely cause first quarter 2008 performance to be below that of the prior year first quarter. According to Eric Wintemute, president and chief executive officer of the company, over-abundant rainfall and continued cold temperatures have significantly affected preparation for, and…