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ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
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DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080402

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000005981
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	AGRICULTURE CHEMICALS [2870]
		IRS NUMBER:				952588080
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13795
		FILM NUMBER:		08733764

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		STREET 1:		4695 MACARTHUR COURT
		CITY:			NEWPORT BEACH
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92660
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9492601200

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		CITY:			NEWPORT BEACH
		STATE:			CA
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		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AEROCON INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19720620
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STYLE="line-height:3px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="4"><B>UNITED STATES </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="4"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="3"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>FORM 8-K </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): April&nbsp;1, 2008 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="6"><B>AMERICAN VANGUARD CORPORATION </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>4695 MacArthur Court </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Newport Beach, California 92660 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Address of principal executive offices) </B>
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Registrant&#146;s telephone number: (949)&nbsp;260-1200 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: </FONT></P> <P
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Results of Operations and Financial Condition </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On April&nbsp;1,
2008 American Vanguard Corporation issued a press release announcing, among other things, that adverse weather conditions in the midwest would likely affect its financial performance for the quarter ended March&nbsp;30, 2008. The full text of that
press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K,
including the Exhibits attached hereto, is being furnished under Item&nbsp;2.02 and shall not be deemed &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), or
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. </FONT></P> <P
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Press release dated April&nbsp;1, 2008 of American Vanguard Corporation.</FONT></TD></TR>
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FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, American Vanguard Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. </FONT></P> <P
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Timothy J. Donnelly</FONT></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit 99.1 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px">

<IMG SRC="g77658img001.jpg" ALT="LOGO"> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><U>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE </U></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>AMERICAN VANGUARD PROVIDES BUSINESS PERFORMANCE UPDATE </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Adverse Weather
Influences First Quarter 2008 Results; Delayed Corn Insecticide Sales Expected to be </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Recognized in the Second Quarter </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Newport Beach, CA &#150; April&nbsp;1, 2008 &#150; American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE: AVD), today announced that adverse mid-west weather conditions will likely
cause first quarter 2008 performance to be below that of the prior year first quarter. While sales are expected to approach prior year levels, earnings will likely be impacted by higher incremental costs associated with several important new growth
initiatives. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Eric Wintemute, President and CEO of American Vanguard, stated, &#147;As has been widely reported, over-abundant rainfall and continued cold
temperatures have significantly affected preparation for and implementation of crop planting in large sections of the mid-west Corn Belt. This delay in planting has deferred the drawdown of existing chemical inventories staged in distribution
channels and also postponed typical replenishment orders that generally occur during the later weeks of the first quarter. We are confident that as corn planting occurs throughout the Spring, much of our granular corn soil insecticide sales will be
recognized in the second quarter of 2008.&#148; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mr.&nbsp;Wintemute added, &#147;As we have highlighted in recent conference calls and on our corporate
website, our programs for insect resistance management and corn yield enhancement are both expected to be very significant contributors to our future growth. As corn growers increasingly recognize the critical importance of &#147;refuge acre&#148;
compliance (required by the EPA and endorsed by the producers of genetically modified corn seed) and come to appreciate the highly-profitable yield enhancement of using our granular insecticide treatments in conjunction with their genetically
modified seeds, American Vanguard is ideally positioned to capitalize on both of these developing trends.&#148; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-bottom:3px;line-Height:95%; vertical-align:top"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;Additionally, American Vanguard offers an exceptional corn herbicide Impact<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><SUP>&reg;</SUP></FONT> to complement the traditional widespread use of glyphosate-based weed
treatments. This year&#146;s inclement weather may result in lighter-than-normal use of pre-emergent herbicides and accentuate the use of post-emergent products such as Impact<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><SUP>&reg;</SUP></FONT>. Also, an
apparent industry-wide (worldwide) shortage of glyphosate may further necessitate the use of alternative herbicides, making Impact<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><SUP>&reg;</SUP></FONT> a likely beneficiary.&#148; </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mr.&nbsp;Wintemute, concluded, &#147;It is important to note that, the non-corn portions of our business are experiencing solid performance in the first quarter and we
expect that this year&#146;s demand requirements in potatoes, vegetables, fruits, and turf and ornamental should offset the potential for continued softness in the cotton market caused by diminished acreage. We will have further information on first
quarter business and financial performance during our quarterly earnings conference call scheduled for May&nbsp;8, 2008.&#148; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>About American Vanguard
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-bottom:3px;line-Height:95%; vertical-align:top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">American Vanguard Corporation is a diversified specialty and agricultural products company that
develops and markets products for crop protection management, turf and ornamentals management, and various public and animal health applications. American Vanguard is included on the Russell 2000<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><SUP>&reg;</SUP>
</FONT> and Russell<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><SUP>&reg;</SUP></FONT> 3000 Indexes. To learn more about American Vanguard, please reference the Company&#146;s web site at www.american-vanguard.com. </FONT></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Company, from time to time, may discuss forward-looking information. Except for the historical information contained
in this release, all forward-looking statements are estimates by the Company&#146;s management and are subject to various risks and uncertainties that may cause results to differ from management&#146;s current expectations. Such factors include
weather conditions, changes in regulatory policy and other risks as detailed from time-to-time in the Company&#146;s SEC reports and filings. All forward-looking statements, if any, in this release represent the Company&#146;s judgment as of the
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