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by randomdata 4077 days ago
> With 80%+ of corn grown in the US being from Monsanto seeds

As a grower of corn, I find that pretty hard to believe. Pioneer, a DuPont company, has a presence that is as large as Dekalb, Monsanto's brand. There are also several more smaller players. A quick search of my own suggests that Dekalb and Pioneer own 70% of the market together[1], which seems more realistic based on my experiences of buying corn seed.

[1] http://www.indystar.com/story/money/2013/10/28/agreliant-cor...