Monsanto Australia Limited - Profile Company Report Australia

31-08-2011, 9 pages

Monsanto Australia Limited is an Australian foreign owned, unlisted public company developing, importing and distributing agricultural herbicides, seeds and other agricultural products. The company operates in Australia and New Zealand, employs about 50 staff, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Monsanto Company, a US based agricultural giant.

Monsanto Australia Limited supplies various agricultural products to the Australian market. The company operates under two business divisions:

Seeds & Traits
Agricultural Productivity

The following are some of the products offered by the company:

Roundup Ready Canola: Genetically modified herbicide that exterminates weeds without impacting canola crop
Bollgard II: Pesticide that protects cotton plants against Helicoverpa spp
Roundup Ready Flex cotton: Herbicide that protects cotton plants
Seminis: This brand develops, grows and markets vegetable seeds for open-field crops
De Ruiter: This brand supplies glasshouse-grown vegetable seeds such as tomatoes, cucumbers and capsicums

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