date:Jan 09, 2013
maintain planted area. Early analysts forecasts call for increased area planted to corn in the United States and in other parts of the world in 2013 due to strong corn prices in 2012.
Overall, Monsanto posted net income of $339 million for the first quarter, equal to 63c per share on the common stock, up 169% from $126 million, 24c per share, in the same period a year ago. Sales in the first quarter totaled $2,939 million, up 21% from a year earlier.
The company raised its full-year ongoing ea