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Top AgScience companies in sales4/1/11
Maize yield trends change with biotech adoption
Ethanol market trends (and corn price relative to commodities)
Top countries for commodity production
Commercial biotech crops acres 4/1/11
AHPIS notifications by company 4/1/11
AHPIS notifications by crop 4/1/11

Top AgScience companies, and ag-related sales (US$ Millions)

Rank	Company	*2010	*2009	*2008	*2007	*2006
1	Syngenta	11,641	10,992	11624	9240	8046
2	Monsanto	10,502	11,724	11365	8563	7294
3	Bayer CropScience	9,084	9,050	9382	7990	7160
4	DuPont /Pioneer	~7,800	~7,000	6600	~5600	4927
5	BASF	5,364	5,070	5011	4300	3867
6	Dow AgroSciences	4,869	4,522	4535	3779	3399

Sales figures include crop protection and seeds.

* StrathKirn used average 1 euro - 1.33US$ for 2010, 1.39US$ for 2009, 1.47US$ for 2008, 1.371US$ for 2007,1.256US$ for 2006

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Maize Yield Trends Change with Biotech Adoption

The above chart was first published in:

McLAREN, J.S. (2005). Crop biotechnology provides an opportunity to develop a sustainable future.
Trends in Biotechnology, 23, 339 -342

Corn yields in recent years: US National 3-year rolling average in MT/Ha

2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
9.03	9.42	9.57	9.37	9.49	9.82	9.86

In 2010, there was >30 MM Ha of commercial biotech corn planted in the US.

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Ethanol Market Trends

ethanol chart

Corn Price compared to other commodities

Prices

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Top countries for commodity production in 2009.

Commodity	Country	Commodity	Country	Commodity	Country
Wheat	China	Maize	USA	Barley	Russian Fed.
Rice	China	Soybean	USA	Cotton	China
Groundnuts	China	Sunflower	Russian Fed.	Potatoes	China
Beet sugar	France	Cane sugar	Brazil	Coffee	Brazil
Fruit	China	Vegetables	China	Wine	Italy
Rapeseed	China	Oats	Russian Fed.	Tobacco	China

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Commercial acres of biotech crops in the U.S.

Year	Crop	Acres (million)
2010	Corn	76
	Soybean	73
	Cotton	10
2009	Corn	74
	Soybean	71
	Cotton	8
2008	Corn	69
	Soybean	70
	Cotton	8
2007	Corn	68
	Soybean	58
	Cotton	10
2006	Corn	48
	Soybean	67
	Cotton	13
2005	All	123
2004	All	111
2003	All	102
2002	All	96
2001	All	88
2000	All	71
1999	All	66
1998	All	54
1997	All	21
1996	All	3

* Estimate

Data is for physical acres: differs from trait acres due to stacking.

Growth Trend in Commercial Transgenic Crops, Worldwide

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AHPIS permits by company.

As % of total

2010 Rank	Company	2010	2009	2008	2007
1.	Monsanto	33	38	34	46
2.	Dow AgroSciences	8	8	5	2
3.	DuPont/Pioneer	7	8	13	4
4.	Syngenta	6	9	6	4
5.	Amer Crystal Sugar	4
6.	Bayer CropScience	3	2	2	3
7.	Snake River Sugar	3
8.	Forage Genetics	2	4	2	3
9.	BASF	2	1	2	2
10.	ArborGen	1	1	4	7

	All US Universities	13	14	14	19

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AHPIS permits by crop by year.

As % total:

Rank	Crop	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006
1.	Corn	38	46	46	47	43
2.	Soybean	21	21	22	16	18
3.	Sugarbeet	11	1	1	1	1
4.	Cotton	6	6	6	5	5
5.	Alfalfa	2	3	2	3	<1
6.	Tomato	2	2	2	2	3
7.	Potato	2	1	2	2	2
8.	Sugar Cane	2	1	<1
9.	Tobacco	2	3	3	2	5
10.	Rice	1	1	1	1	2
	All Others	14	16	14	20	21

"Others" include several crops such as apple, banana, barley, blueberry, cucumber, grape, grapefruit, flowers, vegetables, sugarcane, watermelon ...

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