Corteva Agriscience increased sales of corn and sunflower seeds by 20% and 9%, respectively

In the second quarter of 2024, Corteva Agriscience, an international agricultural research company, increased organic sales of Pioneer® corn and sunflower seeds by 20% and 9% year-on-year, said Oleksandr Dmytriyev, Head of Business at Corteva Agriscience in Ukraine, at a media club meeting in Kyiv.

According to him, organic sales of plant protection products in the second quarter of 2024 increased by 71% compared to the same period last year. At the same time, Corteva’s global organic sales and operating EBITDA increased by 2% to $6.2 billion and by 8% to $1.9 billion in Q2 2024 compared to the same period last year.

“Corteva works side by side with farmers, understands the difficult situation they have faced during the war, and is constantly looking for opportunities to support them in difficult times of war and help ensure the economy of Ukraine and food security of the world. During the 2023/2024 season, Corteva partnered with programs from the Howard G. Buffett Foundation and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to help farmers through the fall and spring planting campaigns. Together with financial institutions, we offer tools that provide special lending or subsidy terms, giving access to resources that are key to maintaining business profitability, and we are actively working with producers in the frontline areas of Sumy, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, Kherson, and other regions,” Dmitriev said.

Corteva Agriculture is a global agricultural company. It offers comprehensive solutions to maximize yields and profitability. It has more than 150 research facilities and more than 65 active ingredients in its portfolio.

The company’s presence in Ukraine includes the headquarters in Kyiv, a research center in Liubartsi village (Kyiv region) and a seed production complex in Stasi village (Poltava region).

In April 2022, the company decided to leave the Russian market due to the full-scale war against Ukraine unleashed by Russia.

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