Receive a complete Daily History of this Stock You can receive a complete daily file of this issue since 1970 or stock inception. We will email you the file in ASCII format within a few hours or ordering. Product Details | Order

Business Description
Monsanto Company, together with its subsidiaries, is a global provider of agricultural products and integrated solutions for farmers. The Company makes Roundup herbicide and other herbicides. The Company produces seed brands such as DEKALB and Asgrow, and it provides farmers and other seed companies with biotechnology traits for insect protection and herbicide tolerance. The Company's herbicides, seeds and related biotechnology trait products can be combined to provide growers with integrated solutions that are designed to improve productivity and reduce the costs of farming. The Company also provides lawn-and-garden herbicide products for the residential market and animal agricultural products focused on improving dairy cow productivity and swine genetics.

Financial Information
For the comparable fiscal year ended 8/04, net sales rose 11% to $5.46 billion. Net income from continuing operations before acct. chg. totaled $271 million, up from $95 million. Results reflect increased U.S. trait revenues and corn seed sales, and the absence of a $396 million PCB litigation settlement.