Bayer CropScience to Acquire u.S. Melon Seed Business

摘要

Bayer CropScience, a subgroup of Bayer, says it has agreed to acquire the watermelon and melon seeds business of privately owned seed company Abbott & Cobb (Feasterville, PA). The deal is expected to strengthen the vegetable seeds business of Bayer CropScience through Abbott & Cobb's "robust" watermelon market position in the U.S. and its growing business in Mexico, Australia, and Asia, Bayer says.