IPSA News
BASF, MONSANTO ENTER INTO DEVELOPMENT AND COMMERCIALIZATION AGREEMENT FOR NUTRIDENSE
BASF Plant Science and Monsanto today announced the signing of an agreement to develop and commercialize new corn hybrids with better nutrition for animal feed. The new hybrids will contain BASF's NutriDense traits that are designed to enhance animal feed performance. NutriDense corn has higher levels of essential amino acids and energy, greater ph... read more »
SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION NAMES NEW PRESIDENT
Syngenta Crop Protection announced today that Vern Hawkins, currently vice president of U.S. commercial operations for Syngenta Crop Protection, NAFTA region, will assume the role of president of the company on January 1, 2010. Hawkins replaces Valdemar Fischer, who has decided to leave the company and return to his native Brazil after five success... read more »
UNITED SOYBEAN BOARD TO IMPLEMENT NEW INT'L MARKETING MODEL
The United Soybean Board voted last week during its annual meeting in St. Louis to implement a new international marketing model and hire a contractor to implement it. "We chose a model that seeks to involve more of the U.S. soybean value chain," said newly elected USB Chairman Phil Bradshaw. Currently, the United States Soybean Export Council (USS... read more »
GLOBAL CROP PROTECTION MARKET FORECASTED TO FALL 6% IN 2009
According to our preliminary estimate, the global crop protection market is estimated to have declined by 6.4% to reach a total value of $37,880 m. during 2009.Key elements in this market performance were: *Lower prices of glyphosate and insecticides, with no shortage in product supply from China in 2009;*Lower crop commodity prices in comparison w... read more »
FIRST NINE MONTHS RESULTS FOR CROP PROTECTION COMPANIES
The sales performance of the leading agrochemical companies over the first nine months of this current year is outlined below. Decreases are due in part to the high level of inventory in the North and Latin American markets and the reduction of the price for glyphosate. Listed behind each company are its nine months sales (in millions) in 2009 foll... read more »