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Feb.28
7:18 PM ET

There are 2 billion people entering the global economy, Deere CEO and President Bob Lane pointed out to Cramer Thursday. Developing countries like China, India and the former Soviet satellites are making – and spending – more. So where’s all that cash going?

Food.

People just want to eat better, Lane said. It’s the top concern when their earnings increase. Deere [DE  Loading...      ()   ] machines, which Cramer called the industry’s gold standard, are aiding the process.

The stock’s up 149% since Cramer first recommended it in 2005. The food demand is “the real engine” of that growth, Lane said, and “the desire to grow energy” – meaning the move to ethanol and biodiesel – turbo charges the engine.

Of all Cramer’s Fab Five agriculture stocks – Monsanto [MON  Loading...      ()   ], Mosaic [MOS  Loading...      ()   ], Potash [POT  Loading...      ()   ], Agrium [AGU  Loading...      ()   ] and Deere – Deere’s his favorite. “Any time it’s below $100,” he said, “you have got my blessing to buy it.”

Watch the video for CEO Lane’s thoughts on NAFTA, what could happen to Deere if grain prices peaked and more.

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