Buy 3 AgriTech & Food Innovation Stocks for a Stable Portfolio in 2H

At this stage, it will be prudent to invest in AgriTech and Food Innovation stocks for a stable portfolio in the second half of 2026. Three such stocks are: Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. ADM, Bunge Global SA BG and Limoneira Co. LMNR.

Each of our picks currently carries either a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) or 2 (Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.

The chart below shows the price performance of our three picks in the past three months.

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Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

Zacks Rank #2 Archer-Daniels-Midland is benefiting from a rebound in its Nutrition segment. Human Nutrition is gaining traction, with the Flavors portfolio benefiting from solid North American demand, international customer wins and improved margins from a favorable mix and disciplined pricing. 

ADM continues to advance its Optimize, Drive and Grow pillars, enhancing productivity, accelerating cost savings, expanding BioSolutions and leveraging digital tools to unlock margin opportunities and strengthen customer reach.

ADM is actively managing productivity and innovation as well as aligning work to the interconnected trends in food security, health and wellbeing. The company is well-positioned for sustainable long-term profit growth across new avenues. 

ADM has been creating additional margin opportunities, opening up channels to customers, advancing digital technologies in areas like farmer needs, the extension of Regen Act programs and partnerships, and the growth of its BioSolutions platform. 

Archer-Daniels-Midland has an expected revenue and earnings growth rate of 5.3% and 38.8%, respectively, for the current year. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year’s earnings has improved 1.1% over the last seven days.

Bunge Global SA

Zacks Rank #1 Bunge Global is an integrated global agribusiness and food company spanning the farm-to-consumer food chain. BG processes, produces, moves, distributes and markets food on five continents. BG operates through four segments: Soybean Processing and Refining, Softseed Processing and Refining, Other Oilseeds Processing and Refining, and Grain Merchandising and Milling.

Bunge Global has an expected revenue and earnings growth rate of 31.3% and 28.7%, respectively, for the current year. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year’s earnings has improved 1.4% over the last seven days.

Limoneira Co.

Zacks Rank #2 Limoneira is an agribusiness and real estate development company. LMNR’s current operations consist of fruit production and marketing, real estate development and capital investment activities. 

LMNR has three business segments: agribusiness, rental operations, and real estate development. The agribusiness segment includes its farming and lemon packing operations. LMNR produces lemons, avocados, oranges, and other specialty crops. 

LMNR’s rental operations segment includes housing, organic recycling, commercial and leased land operations. The real estate development segment includes its real estate projects and development.

Limoneira has an expected revenue and earnings growth rate of -21.7% and 53.2%, respectively, for the current year (ending October 2026). The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year’s earnings has improved 12.1% over the last 60 days.

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