Nufarm to Close Manufacturing Plants, Service Centers, Cut Jobs in Australia

Seed treatment sales outside of EU offset losses due to neonicotinoid ban.

Brazilian soybean products, North America herbicide and insecticide sales drive robust results.

“One of the main problems of Russian agriculture is its small range of crops, which has resulted in a slowly developing local agricultural industry … Growing GM crops will allow Russian farmers to diversify crop rotation.” –Maxim Basov, CEO of RusAgro

Strong herbicide sales in Latin America, North America drive results.

This year counters the long-term trend of fewer active-substance introductions.

Sumitomo’s trading company sued over sulfentrazone herbicide patent.

Board to name replacement in next several weeks.

“We have a six-month line of sight on what’s going on in Roundup. And we don’t pay as much attention to what’s going on with acid prices out of China as we do what the generics are doing, and how they’re pricing in the marketplace.”

Heavy insect pressure in Brazil, strong Roundup sales bolster results.