孟山都周三表示，其第二季度收益下降，部分原因是玉米价格下跌以及种植者随后削减投入成本。
“Two years of spectacular growing conditions have translated into the current oversupply situation for corn, and in response acres continue to decline while demand from feed accelerates to rebalance supply. In tandem, farmers have sharpened their pencils across their input costs as they in turn balance risk with returns,” Chief Executive Hugh Grant said on a conference call.
其农业生产力部门所包含的作物保护产品的下降主要是由于销量下降，因为它继续将更多的业务从非品牌农达转为品牌，该公司表示这正在将毛利润转移到下半年支持顶层喷雾的关键应用程序窗口的一年。
Chief Operating Officer Brett Begemann commented about Roundup, “We’re seeing some of the anticipated softening in price at the retail level and have followed suit with low to mid-single digit price adjustments to maintain a small premium over the generics, consistent with our strategy.”
净销售额下降至 $52 亿，而一年前为 $58 亿。其中，农业生产力销售额从一年前的 $12 亿增至 $10 亿。 Seeds and Genomics 销售额从 2014 年的 $46 亿下滑至 $42 亿，反映其 Channel 种子品牌业务利润向第三季度的转移以及外币疲软的影响被强劲的大豆销售所抵消。
格兰特说，孟山都公司继续看到每年对玉米的需求增长超过 5 亿蒲式耳，而大豆需求每年增长超过 2 亿蒲式耳。现在的估计表明，与上一季相比，全球对玉米的需求需求增加了近 9 亿蒲式耳，而在供应方面，现在估计至少有 11 至 1200 万英亩的玉米将在第一季停产。自 2013 年以来的市场。
Grant 补充说，公司将继续吸引并寻求重要的许可机会，其中一些最快将于今年到来。
Begemann noted that preparations for a record trade launch of Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soybeans continued as it awaits final regulatory approvals and secures seed production acres for what it expects to be a greater than 3-million-acre launch in 2016 and available in more than 60 varieties. Regarding the product in China, it has submitted all the required data to the Ministry of Agriculture, which has all necessary information required to grant an approval, Begemann said, adding: “We are maintaining our focus on execution for this next wave of growth in our soybean business, one whose acre opportunity is almost double that of Intacta as the need for flexible, exceptional weed control reaches across the Americas.”
在亚洲其他地区，孟山都继续在菲律宾获得性状采用，并且最近在越南获得了其第一个玉米生物技术性状的批准，从而能够推进商业前试验。