Print This PageU.S. Corn Business
Our DEKALB and American Seeds Inc. (ASI) brands generated impressive share gains of 2.5 and 1.5 percentage points respectively last year, as U.S. corn farmers planted more than 29 million acres of triple-stack corn, which provides the powerful combination of increased yield with our Roundup Ready Corn 2 weed control system and our YieldGard Corn Borer and YieldGard Rootworm insect control technologies. These results, among others, have set the stage for similar share gains in the coming year, as we expect to reach 34 million to 35 million U.S. acres with a triple-stack offering in 2009. This, in turn, will give us the broadest possible platform for the planned 2010 launch of our gamechanging SmartStax technology, an all-in-one seed option that combines eight modes of action in multiple traits and provides season-long yield protection in three areas: above- and below-ground insect protection, along with our most comprehensive weed-control package.
