date:Jul 07, 2012
opportunities in other crops and markets.
The announcement comes less than a month after Bayer entered into an agreement to acquire the watermelon and melon seed business of Abbott Cobb, Inc., Feasterville, Pa.
The growing fruits and vegetables market, which today accounts for more than 25% of our sales, is of strategic importance for us, said Sandra Peterson, chief executive officer of Bayer CropScience. We plan to achieve 3 billion sales in this segment by 2020 and with the acquisition of Agr