Monsanto Company Presented By: Goeff Hickman– Team Leader, Carlos Cuartas, Celia Pearson and Liqi Wang

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A Leading Global Provider of Agricultural Products for Farmers

• 1901 – Founded by John F. Queeny

• 1940 – Began its first fertilizer product line

• 1965 – Manufactured Agent Orange

• 1970 – Dr. John Franz invents glyphosate

• 1983 – Developed genomics technology

• 1997 – Undergoes major reorganization

Major Historical Events

Seeds and Genomics

Row Crop Seeds

Vegetable Seeds

Biotechnology Traits

Agricultural Productivity Herbicides

Business Segments

Top Agricultural Chemical Firms

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• 2011 – Net Sales $11,822 (in millions)• Ranked 234 in Fortune 500• Employs 21,035

Market Position