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.

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 ...

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.

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.

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Winter months are quiet on the farm, but it's crunch time for seed companies Monsanto Co. and Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc.

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 ...

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 ...

Create an account or log in to save stories. Companies are warning farmers that seed supply could be short this year. Syngenta, the nation's third-largest seller of seed corn, saw its production ...

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… ...

Pioneer, based in Des Moines, Iowa, is developing new strains of biotech seeds, while Monsanto has been aggressively buying up small seed-dealing companies to get better access to farmers.