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by larger companies and others have exited the market, but at least 30 startups
were in operation as of 2008.
Table 2.2. Companies with over $100 million in crop seed and
biotechnology sales in 2009, plus BASF
Million U.S. dollars
Divested
1997
Divested
2000
>80% of crop
R&D
Monsanto
U.S.
7,297
3,527
Primary
product
Divested
2001
>50% of crop
R&D
DuPont/Pioneer
U.S.
4,806
2,320
Divested
1996
Divested
2000
>15% of crop
R&D
Syngenta
Switzerland
2,564
8,491
>25% of crop
R&D
Limagrain
France
1,370
0
--
--
KWS AG
Germany
996
0
--
--
Yes
Human
and animal
health
>85% of crop
R&D
Bayer
Germany
699
7,535
No
Primary
product
Divested
1996
>85% of crop
R&D
Dow
U.S.
633
3,708
Sakata
Japan
485
0
--
--
Yes
Forage Genetics Int'l
(Land O'Lakes)
U.S.
412
0
--
--
No
DLF-Trifolium
Denmark
391
0
--
--
Yes
Takii
Japan
347
0
--
--
Yes
Rijk Zwaan
Netherlands
265
0
--
--
Yes
In Vivo
France
217
0
--
--
Yes
BarenBrug Holland
BV
Netherlands
208
0
--
--
Yes
Saaten-Union
Germany
187
0
--
--
Yes
RAGT Semences SA
France
181
0
--
--
Yes
Florimond Desprez
France
162
0
--
--
Yes
Euralis Group
France
154
0
--
--
Yes
Maisadour Semences
France
119
0
--
--
Yes
Stine Seeds
U.S.
unknown
0
--
--
Yes
100% of crop
R&D
* Seed sales figures for Land O'Lakes refer to alfalfa/forage seed developed by Forage Genetics
International. Land O'Lakes also distributes seed for other companies, such as Monsanto
and Syngenta, but these sales are not included in the Land O'Lakes estimate.
Seed sales figures in italics are ERS estimates not derived directly from company data.
Sources: USDA, Economic Research Service using compiled company reports and press releases,
Le Buanec (2007), Allison (2007), and PhillipsMcDougall.
Primary
product
Divested
2000
BASF
Germany
small
5,065
