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Pioneer® Brand Soybeans Show Significant Yield Advantage Over Competitive Varieties in 2009


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Pioneer Soybeans Demonstrate 2.7 Bu/Ac Advantage over Varieties with Roundup Ready 2 Yield® Technology.

DES MOINES, Iowa, Soybean varieties from Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, show a 1.3 bushel per acre yield advantage against all competitive varieties, according to data collected on 11,692 direct, on-farm field comparisons in 2009. Among these comparisons, Pioneer® brand soybeans with the original Roundup Ready® gene have on average a 2.7 bushel per acre yield advantage against varieties from competitors with the new Roundup Ready 2 Yield® technology.

The comparisons also show that Pioneer soybean varieties have a 2.8 bu/ac yield advantage over Asgrow varieties with the Roundup Ready 2 Yield® technology.

Data for these comparisons were collected throughout all soybean production areas in North America -- and significant yield advantages for Pioneer soybean varieties were seen by growers within all regions.

“These yield results show what growers have learned to expect from Pioneer soybean varieties, that there is a significant difference between Pioneer and the competition in terms of yield and income,” said Frank Ross, Pioneer vice president and regional director, North American. “We expect that the advantages for growers will continue into the 2010 growing season and beyond.”

Much of the success for growers stems from Pioneer Y Series soybeans, introduced onto the marketplace in the 2009 growing season. Pioneer Hi-Bred is adding 26 new soybean varieties to its lineup for 2010, providing more than 50 Y Series soybean varieties for growers across North American next season. In addition to enhanced yield, these new Y Series varieties offer growers strong agronomic traits and protection against yield-robbing pests such as soybean cyst nematode (SCN), sudden death syndrome (SDS), Phytophthora root rot, white mold and iron chlorosis.

“All new varieties are part of the Y Series lineup which continues to show yield, agronomic and defensive package advantages over competitors,” Ross said. “This class of products will offer growers the opportunity for optimum yields for each field.

“For 2009 planting, nearly 8 million acres were planted with Pioneer Y series beans, the largest launch in company history,” Ross added. “We will have product to plant up to 20 million acres of Y series beans in 2010. Early invoicing – even with the significant harvest delay – indicates strong demand for these high-performing products.”

The launch of the Y Series is the result of a proprietary matrix of traits and technologies Pioneer researchers have been developing and deploying to accelerate product development. Pioneer is employing its exclusive Accelerated Yield Technology (AYT™) system and marker-assisted selection to boost the yield potential and improve the agronomic performance of these varieties. This harnesses the power of the Pioneer germplasm collection, strong bioassays, computing power and molecular breeding tools to drive genetic gain at unprecedented rates.

Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, is the world’s leading source of customized solutions for farmers, livestock producers and grain and oilseed processors. With headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa, Pioneer provides access to advanced plant genetics in nearly 70 countries.



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