monsanto FY2007BiotechAcres

This document summarizes Monsanto's biotechnology trait acreage for corn and cotton from 1996 to 2007. Some key details: - For corn, the largest growth was in Roundup Ready traits in the U.S., growing from 0 acres in 1996 to over 57 million acres in 2007. YieldGard corn borer traits also grew significantly. - For cotton, Roundup Ready traits were first introduced in 1996 and grew to over 10 million U.S. acres by 2007. Bollgard traits were introduced first but declined as Roundup Ready traits increased. - By 2007, total U.S. corn trait acres grew to over 121 million from 0 in 1996. Total worldwide cotton trait acres