Business development
Bayer CropScience raised sales by 15.5 percent (Fx & portfolio adj. 12.4 percent) in 2012 to EUR 8,383 million (2011: EUR 7,255 million). All regions contributed to this performance, with sales increasing by double-digit percentages (Fx adj.) in North America and Latin America/Africa/Middle East.
Favorable market environment persists
The growth was due largely to good business with new products in Crop Protection and rapidly expanding sales of seeds. Environmental Science also developed favorably. Agricultural commodity prices remained at an attractive level, contributing to a favorable market environment.
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