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Selected Industry Facts & Figures
Top AgScience companies in sales
6/16/10
Maize yield trends change with biotech
adoption
Ethanol
market trends (and corn price)
Top countries
for commodity production
Commercial
biotech crops acres
6/16/10
AHPIS
notifications by company
6/16/10
AHPIS
notifications by crop
6/16/10
Top AgScience companies, sales (US$ Millions)
| Rank | Company | *2009 | *2008 | *2007 | *2006 | *2005 |
| 1 | Monsanto | 11,724 | 11365 | 8563 | 7294 | 6294 |
| 2 | Syngenta | 10,992 | 11624 | 9240 | 8046 | 8104 |
| 3 | Bayer CropScience | 9,050 | 9382 | 7990 | 7160 | 7340 |
| 4 | DuPont /Pioneer | ~7,000 | 6600 | ~5600 | 4927 | 5100 |
| 5 | BASF | 5,070 | 5011 | 4300 | 3867 | 4106 |
| 6 | Dow AgroSciences | 4,522 | 4535 | 3779 | 3399 | 3364 |
Sales figures include crop protection and seeds.
* StrathKirn used average 1 euro - 1.39US$ for 2009, 1.47US$ for 2008, 1.371US$ for 2007,1.256US$ for 2006, 1.245US$ for 2005
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 Average in MT/Ha
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| 9.03 | 9.42 | 9.57 | 9.37 | 9.49 | 9.82 |
Ethanol Market Trends
Corn Price compared to other commodities
Top countries for commodity production in 2008.
| 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 | France |
| Rapeseed | Canada | Oats | Russian Fed. | Tobacco | China |
Commercial acres of biotech crops in the U.S.
| Year | Crop | Acres (million) |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Corn | 74 |
| Soybean | 71 | |
| Cotton | 8 | |
| 2008 | Corn | 69 |
| Soybean | 70 | |
| Cotton | 8 | |
| 2007 | 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
 |
As % of total
| 2007 Rank | Company | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Monsanto | 46% | 42% | 40% | 48% | 48% | 59% |
| 2. | ArborGen | 6.8% | 3.1% | 2.7% | 3.8% | 2.2 | <1% |
| 3. | Syngenta | 4.0% | 4.5% | 5.6% | 6.2% | 7% | 3% |
| 4. | DuPont/Pioneer | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.5% | 1.6% | 1.4% | <1% |
| 5. | Forage Genetics | 2.9% | <1% | - | - | - | - |
| 6. | Bayer CropScience | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 1.2% | 2.8% | 4% |
| 7. | Dow AgroSciences | 2.0% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 2.1% | 2.8% | 2% |
| 8. | BASF | 1.7% | 2.1% | 1.8% | <1% | 1.3% | <1% |
| 9. | Targeted Growth | 1.3% | 1.1% | - | - | - | - |
| All US Universities | 19% | 27% | 26% | 21% | 14% | - |
AHPIS permits by crop by year.
As % total:
| Rank | Crop | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Corn | 47% | 43 | 43 | 43 | 39 | 56 |
| 2. | Soybean | 16% | 18 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 6 |
| 3. | Cotton | 5.3% | 4.6 | 4.7 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| 4. | Alfalfa | 3.2% | <1 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 6 | 5 |
| 5. | Loblolly Pine/ Pitch x Loblolly Pine | 2.7% | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 6. | Tobacco | 2.3% | 4.8 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 2 | 2 |
| 6. | Tomato | 2.3% | 2.7 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1 | 2.5 |
| 7. | Potato | 2.2% | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2 | 1 |
| 8. | Poplar | 1.2% | <1 | 1.2 | 2 | - | - |
| 9. | Rapeseed | 1.1% | 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3 | 1 |
| 9. | Eucalyptus | 1.1% | <1 | 1.2 | 1.6 | - | - |
| 10. | Wheat | 1.0% | 2.2 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 8 | 3 |
| Rice | <1% | 2.3 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4 | 2 | |
| All Others | 15% | 15 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 |
"Others" include several crops such as apple, banana, barley, blueberry, cucumber, grape, grapefruit, flowers, vegetables, sugarcane, watermelon ...
Transgenic field trial activity by crop (by% 1998-present)
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