Golden Valley, Minnesota
October 10, 2007
Syngenta announced today that it has obtained regulatory
approval in Mexico for Agrisure® RW, its corn rootworm insect
control corn seed. Agrisure RW now has full approval in the
United States, Canada and Japan, and import approval in Mexico,
Australia and New Zealand.
Syngenta’s innovation in genetics and traits, such as Agrisure
RW, is helping growers meet the rapidly expanding demand for
corn. The Agrisure brand spans a wide range of products bringing
new choices to growers, including Agrisure CB/LL, Agrisure GT,
Agrisure RW, Agrisure GT/RW, Agrisure GT/CB/LL, Agrisure
CB/LL/RW and Agrisure 3000GT.
In this introductory year, Agrisure RW growers are participating
in a comprehensive stewardship program to ensure their grain
remains in domestic markets. With this approval, Agrisure RW
grain can now be accepted by elevators exporting grain to Mexico
and ethanol plants exporting dried distillers grains with
solubles (DDGS) to Mexico. However, Syngenta is committed to and
will continue to implement the grain stewardship program with
growers through the end of 2007. In 2008, Agrisure RW will be
part of the seed industry’s Market Choices grain direction
program.
Syngenta is a world-leading agribusiness committed to
sustainable agriculture through innovative research and
technology. The company is a leader in crop protection, and
ranks third in the high-value commercial seeds market. Sales in
2006 were approximately $8.1 billion. Syngenta employs around
21,000 people in over 90 countries. Syngenta is listed on the
Swiss stock exchange (SYNN) and in New York (SYT). Further
information is available at
www.syngenta.com.
Agrisure® is a trademark of a Syngenta Group Company. |
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