date:Jul 28, 2014
owth rates for the agriculture segment, particularly in our seed business, James Borel, who oversees DuPont's farm business, said on a post-earnings call.
FARM FOCUS FIZZLES
The company's second-quarter operating earnings in the agriculture unit fell 11 percent to $836 million.
DuPont said it expects a third-quarter loss similar to the $62 million it reported a year earlier in the farm business.
The July-to-September quarter is seasonally weak for seed makers as it is harvesting season i