Replies to post #6179 on The Rising Influence of Rising Affluence

[wow_happens28]

Giving credence to what Monsanto says is like listening to MSNBC talk about how great liberals are, IMO, very biased. Below is evidence by others that what Monsanto says is bunk.

http://www.cornucopia.org/2012/03/gmo-drought-tolerant-corn-over-promises-plant-scientist/

http://therapybook.wordpress.com/2012/08/23/gm-corn-making-effects-of-drought-on-crops-worse/

http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-agriculture/monsanto-drought-tolerant-corn-outpaced-conventional-breeding-better-farming.html

http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/report-questions-monsanto-s-drought-tolerant-corn/article_f03e2af4-af42-11e1-8572-0019bb30f31a.html

The smart people live in Peru?
http://www.peruviantimes.com/17/ten-year-ban-on-genetically-modified-seeds-and-foods-takes-force-thursday/17479/

[DewDiligence]

Washington Post on Brazilian agriculture, especially soybeans:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/in-sign-of-growing-clout-brazils-corn-helps-hold-up-us-market/2012/11/18/3f1c8e0e-2ce3-11e2-89d4-040c9330702a_story_1.html

State-backed research since the 1970s has turned the Cerrado — once considered unproductive scrubland — into a vast farm belt.

…Brazil has adapted the soybean — native to the temperate areas of China — to make it thrive in tropical conditions. And the country has invested heavily in the application of nutrients needed to make the Cerrado productive.

Already, Brazil’s output is critical to world supply. The boatloads of soybeans shipped from here to China are central to feeding the world’s largest country at a time when it is becoming richer and consuming more per person.

This is why MON has invested so much money on the Intacta product (#msg-76031314, #msg-53568148, #msg-60109375) which will be grown in commercial volumes during the 2013-2014 southern-hemisphere season.

[DewDiligence]

p.s. MON—According to today’s webcast, Monsanto gained a point to two in US market share in corn and soybeans during the 2012 growing season thanks to SmartStax and RR2Y, respectively.

[DewDiligence]

More on MON’s strong yield data from the 2012 harvest
(from the St. Louis Business Journal):

http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/blog/2012/11/monsantos-65-billion-roi.html

According to [CTO Robert] Fraley, Dekalb germplasm had an average 8.3 bushels per acre yield advantage, while Genuity Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybeans achieved their highest yield since being introduced four years ago, a more than 4.5 bushel per acre national yield advantage. DroughtGard Hybrids showed a yield advantage of more than 5 bushels per acre over competitors in the Western Great Plains.

“This season’s strong results, even against the backdrop of the devastating drought we witnessed throughout the country, reinforce our ability to deliver on our commitments to our farmer customers, and we look forward to providing an even stronger toolkit of solutions in the future,” Fraley said in a statement.