-Caveat Lector-
ol[i[gop[o[ly
n.,
pl. lies OLIG(O) + (MON)OPOLY
control of a commodity or service in a given market
by a small number of companies or suppliers
This is the corporate model for the New World Economic Order.
It is based on the successful models in the USA and Europe.
After a relatively brief period of innovation and competition,
the little and midsize companies are swallowed by their bigger
competitors. Then they swallow each other until there remains
just a few. Just few enough to conspire and control prices and
the markets they swim in.
It is living proof that Capitalism doesn't abide competition
as Adam Smith's model for a fair system which enriches all
naively claimed for capitalism.
People who would scoff at the idea of a Unicorn, or Santa Claus,
seem to think that belief in an " invisible hand " is somehow a
more serious form of mentation.
In truth, capitalism's power to concentrate wealth, is the
root of poverty, misery, war, revolution, societal disintegration,
and ecological disaster.
But other than that, it's a great damn system.
Nurev
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P A N U P S
Pesticide Action Network Updates Service
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Top Seven Agrochemical Companies in 2000
May 18, 2001
Corporate consolidation continues to reduce the number of agrochemical/crop
biotechnology companies. In 2000, there were only seven companies with
sales
of more than US$1 billion dollars. In comparison, 11 companies had sales
above the US$1 billion mark in 1995. These included Ciba Geigy, Sandoz,
AgrEvo, Rhone-Poulenc and Cyanamid, none of which now exist due to
corporate
mergers.
Syngenta, formed by a merger of Novartis and Zeneca in November, topped the
list with sales approaching US$6 billion. The German multinational
corporation BASF saw a 39% increase in sales, the largest increase of the
top seven but due almost entirely to the acquisition of Cyanamid. Monsanto
and Bayer were the only two other corporations showing increased sales in
2000, at 8% and 13% respectively.
Monsanto's increase was due primarily to sales of Roundup (glyphosate),
which accounted for 67% of Monsanto's total sales. Volumes of Roundup sold
increased 20% in the U.S. and Argentina, and 16% worldwide -- due to higher
sales of Roundup Ready (glyphosate tolerant) crops and glyphosate-based
no-till farming practices. According to Monsanto, Roundup Ready soy planted
in the U.S. rose by 12%, making up 60% of total U.S. soybean acreage. In
Argentina, plantings of Roundup Ready soy increased by 3%, with 90% of the
soy in that country now genetically engineered to be glyphosate tolerant.
Roundup Ready corn is currently grown on three million acres, but Monsanto
sees the potential global market at 200 million acres.
Aventis CropScience had virtually no increase in sales in 2000. While sales
for Aventis were up in Brazil and the U.S., these gains were offset by low
sales in the Asia/Pacific region and in Europe. Aventis was also forced to
pay more than US$90 million to cover some of the costs of the StarLink crop
buy back last year. Genetically engineered StarLink corn was approved in
the
U.S. only for use as animal feed; however, the corn was found in corn
supplies and products for human consumption. Company officials have
admitted
that the final amount could be several times higher than that paid in 2000.
In April 2001, Aventis announced that it would sell off its CropScience
division rather than seeking a separate stock market listing. The company
has sent a sale proposal to Monsanto, DuPont and Dow, and to two German
firms -- Bayer and BASF.
2000 Top Seven Agrochemical Companies
Company 2000 sales (US$ mill.) % change vs. 1999
Syngenta 5,888 -2.6%
Monsanto 3,885 +8.3%
Aventis 3,701 -14.3%
DuPont 2,511 -3.1%
Dow 2,271 -0.1%
Bayer 2,252 -2.8%
BASF 2,228 +20.0%
Sources: Agrow: World Crop Protection News, January 5, March 2 and April
13,
2001.
Contact: PANNA.
PANUPS is a weekly email news service providing resource guides and
reporting on pesticide issues that don't always get coverage by the
mainstream media. It's produced by Pesticide Action Network North America,
a
non-profit and non-governmental organization working to advance sustainable
alternatives to pesticides worldwide.
You can join our efforts! We gladly accept donations for our work and all
contributions are tax deductible in the United States. Visit our extensive
web site at http://www.panna.org to learn more about getting involved.
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