北美大豆推动 FMC 季度收益；图片来源：联合大豆委员会
美国农化公司 FMC 表示，由于北美大豆对其芽前除草剂的需求增加以及欧洲除草剂销量增加，其作物保护业务在第二季度实现增长。
FMC Agricultural Solutions posted revenue of $531.2 million, up 20% versus the prior-year quarter. Second-quarter earnings were $130.7 million, a 5% increase from a year ago. According to the company, revenue gains were driven by increased demand for FMC’s Authority brand pre-emergent herbicides in North American soybeans and increased herbicide sales in Europe. These sales gains were partially offset by lower North American sales of Capture LFR at-plant insecticides and continued weak demand from Brazilian sugarcane growers.
“As we look toward the second half of 2014, we expect that Latin America will once again drive most of the year-over-year growth in Agricultural Solutions. We are launching new products and expanding our market access positions outside of Brazil,” Chairman and CEO Pierre Brondeau said.
由于上述产品组合的变化、业务支出增加和不利的外汇变动，该部门的营业利润率与去年同期相比有所下降。
全年，农业解决方案的收入预计将以中高个位数的百分比增长，收入预计比 2013 年增长中个位数百分比。拉丁美洲新产品推出和市场份额增长棉花和大豆将成为 2014 年下半年收入和盈利增长的主要驱动力。