Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON)

800 N. Lindbergh Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63167 (Map)
Phone: 314-694-1000
Fax: 314-694-8394
http://www.monsanto.com

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Overview

An ear of corn the size of a Trident missile? Not quite, but Monsanto is all about bioengineered crops. The company helps farmers grow more crops like corn, cotton, oilseeds, and vegetables by applying biotechnology and genomics to seeds and herbicides. It produces genetically altered seeds that tolerate Roundup (its flagship product and the world's #1 herbicide) and resist bugs. The company also produces Asgrow, DEKALB, Deltapine, and Seminis seeds. During the past decade, Monsanto re-made itself into a seed and biotech company, as opposed to one focused on agrochemicals, a transition that was sped up with the acquisition of Delta and Pine Land.

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Key financials for Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON)

Company Type Public (NYSE: MON)
Fiscal Year-End August
2011 Sales (mil.) £7,230.3
1-Year Sales Growth 12.6%
2011 Net Income (mil.) £982.8
1-Year Net Income Growth 44.9%
2011 Employees 26,100
1-Year Employee Growth (5.4%)
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Chairman, President, and CEO Hugh Grant
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EVP and CTO Robert T. (Robb) Fraley
EVP and Chief Commercial Officer Brett D. Begemann
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