Oxnard-based Seminis Inc., the world’s largest seller of commercial fruit and vegetable seeds, said Friday that it would be bought out and taken private by units of Mexican agricultural firm Savia and ...

Seeds are in; pesticides are out. That’s the mantra at agribusiness giant Monsanto Co., which said Monday that it planned to purchase Oxnard-based seed company Seminis Inc. for $1 billion. Monsanto, ...

Monsanto paid $1 billion in cash and assumed about $400 million in debt to buy California based Seminis and will make a payment of up to $125 million by the end of fiscal 2007, based on financial ...

Monsanto's latest acquisition provides a sensible avenue for growth. Monsanto (NYSE:MON) is branching out via a new acquisition. Investors apparently are less than thrilled about the deal, because ...

La compañía de productos fitosanitarios Monsanto ha llegado a un acuerdo para la adquisición de la firma de semillas Seminis, en una operación que, según afirma el diario El País, está valorada en ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Monsanto on Monday moved to capitalise on a growing trend towards healthier diets by buying California-based ...

J&J Family of Farms has introduced its Field-Grown Colored Pepper program. The company has worked closely with Seminis to deliver a unique line of peppers that has thick walls and a long shelf life.

OXNARD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 21, 2004--Bambino personal watermelons developed by Seminis Inc., the world's largest developer, producer and marketer of vegetable and fruit seeds, were named ...

Agribusiness Monsanto Co. said Monday it will buy vegetable and fruit seed company Seminis Inc. for about $1 billion in cash, looking to capitalize on the trend of healthier diets while further ...

“Seminis is uniquely positioned to capitalise on this fast-growing segment of agriculture, and the acquisition likewise expands Monsanto’s ability to grow,” he added. Seminis supplies more than 3,500 ...