date:Oct 09, 2013
Monsanto Co. reported a deeper quarterly loss on Wednesday as seed sales slipped, and its 2014 profit forecast fell short of Wall Street estimates. The company's shares fell 2.2 percent to $102.75 in early trading.
Monsanto said it expects earnings in the new fiscal year, begun September 1, of $5.00 to $5.20 per share, below analysts' average estimate of $5.30, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
Monsanto also said it was acquiring a climate data science company as part of a long-term growth