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DuPont Gets Boost From Farmers With Dow Merger Set to Close
- Agriculture revenue rises as U.S. growers plant more soybeans
- Breen extends track record of surpassing earnings expectations
DuPont's drought-tolerant 'Pioneer' corn seeds.
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DuPont Co. got a boost from U.S. farmers as it closes in on the historic $75 billion merger with Dow Chemical Co. next month.
Seed sales climbed in the second quarter as DuPont introduced new varieties of soybeans in North America, while pesticide revenue jumped on demand for new fungicides and insecticides, the company said in a statement Tuesday.