Pharmaceutical, life sciences and agribusiness company Bayer has opened a $200m corn seed processing site in Pochuiky, Ukraine to provide its Dekalb corn seed brand to that country’s farmers. The plant can process 750,000 units of seed 1WG, serving about 2,500 Ukrainian farmers. The company said it planned future expansion of the plant to produce seed for export. Bayer bought the brand as part of its acquisition of Monsanto and said the seeds were developed using traditional methods.
Pharmaceutical, life sciences and agribusiness company Bayer has opened a $200m corn seed processing site in Pochuiky, Ukraine to provide its Dekalb corn seed brand to that country’s farmers. The plant can process 750,000 units of seed each year, serving about 2,500 Ukrainian farmers. The company said it planned future expansion of the plant to produce seed for export. Bayer bought the brand as part of its acquisition of Monsanto and said the seeds were developed using traditional methods.