农产品正在推动利润增长 杜邦 和 孟山都，因为尽管国内经济不明朗，但两家公司都报告了种子和作物保护产品的强劲表现。
根据一篇文章 守护者, 杜邦上调 2008 年盈利预测使其股价上涨 10%，并公布第四季度业绩，帮助推动其 2007 年利润增长至 11% 或更高。
DuPont Chief Executive Charles Holliday said he expected the weak U.S. housing market to stay down in 2008, but pointed to growth in the seed and agricultural chemicals business internationally. The seed and agrochemical division makes up 23% of DuPont’s revenues.
Similarly, Monsanto’s profit increase in the first quarter was nearly triple the period last year, at US $256 million. Driven by corn seed and herbicides, its sales were up 36% to US $2.1 billion.