First nine months results for crop protection companies

Date:12-08-2009

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 followed by the percent decrease:

Companies	Sales（$ million）	Change %
DuPont	6,919	+2.9*
Syngenta	6,609	-11
Bayer CropScience	6,402	-9.9**
BASF	4,010	-3.7
Dow AgroSciences	3,461	-6.2
Monsanto	2,877	-23.9
Sumitomo (Valent)	1,742	+7.5
MAI (MANA)	1,592	-15.8
FMC	782	-4.4
Cheminova	765	-16.6
Chemtura	246	-19.6
Isagro	187	-20.7
Amvac	158	-4.8
*Ag and Nutrition units   **Excludes seed Data source: Phillips McDougall