Bayer CropScience to Acquire Argentine Soybean Seed Breeding Specialist Semillas S.A.

摘要

Global agricultural biotech firm Bayer CropScience announced December 5 that it entered into an agreement to purchase FN Semillas S.A., a start-up company specializing in the breeding, production and marketing of improved soybean seeds based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. “This acquisition ratifies the commitment of Bayer CropScience in Argentina and marks the company’s entrance into the national soybean seed market in this country,” according to a statement issued by Bayer CropScience. Financial details of the acquisition weren’t disclosed.