Sagging Corn Pulls Down Monsanto's Sales

Monsanto (NYSE: MON)has become an agricultural giant, helping farming operations boost productivity through crop-enhancing products and seed traits that have garnered their fair share of controversy over the years. Yet one distracting issue has been the fact that there's still considerable uncertainty about whether the ag company's proposed merger with Bayerwill finally move forward.

Monsanto appears confident that it will, but shareholders aren't pricing the stock in a manner that shows equal confidence, especially as geopolitical tensions over trade heat up.