DuPont's <DD.N> Pioneer seed unit plans to raise prices in the mid-single-digit range next year as it takes U.S. corn and soybean market share from Monsanto Co <MON.N> and other rivals.

Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc, which was bought by DuPont de Nemours and Co in 1997, and is one of the world's largest seed companies, will establish up to three new production plants and two ...

HERMISTON -- DuPont Pioneer announced plans Wednesday to increase production capacity at its Hermiston corn seed production plant -- a move that will add 18 new jobs.

The seed company has retained a Canadian firm to conduct random, in-field audits. Pioneer Outlines Plan to Protect Intellectual Property - AgWeb July Weather Outlook ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - DuPont's Pioneer Hi-Bred agriculture seed company on Thursday said it was embarking on a new product and distribution strategy to increase its market share for corn acres in ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Crop seed sales at Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. jumped past $2 billion in 2002, up nearly 6 percent from the year before, company officials said.

A major agricultural seed company will release new corn hybrid products that could be a boon for areas with limited water resources, including the High Plains. Pioneer Hi-Bred announced Wednesday i… ...

Li began to sell DuPont Pioneer's corn seed in 2007. "What has affected our sales is the large volume of counterfeit seeds illegally produced by other companies copying Pioneer's hybrids," Li said.

Pioneer Hi-Bred, owned by DuPont Co., is rolling out a new corn variety that the seed maker says is more tolerant to drought, "DuPont wades into drought-tolerant corn." ...

In 1935, Pioneer was added to the company name to distinguish it from other hybrid corn companies. Pioneer became the seed-corn market leader in 1981 and the soybean-seed leader in 1991.

DES MOINES -- Pioneer Hi-Bred International is taking Garst Seed Co. to court, alleging the company illegally used Pioneer seed corn to develop seeds under the Garst label. In a lawsuit filed last ...