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» Fifth level September 2010

Pioneer Hi-Bred
Paul Schickler
President
The World Needs Innovative Solutions
Industry Drivers
Societal Drivers
• Growing demands for feed, food, fuel, fiber
• Safer, stable food supply
• Environmentally friendly solutions
• Increasing production without increasing
land under production
• Water usage and conservation
Farm Economic Drivers
• More yield, higher quality on less land
• Protection of high performance seeds
• Operational flexibility and convenience
• Global marketability of production
• Resistance management tools
Implications
• Advanced technology is required to
meet these changing needs
• Customers will reward innovation
and benefit from advanced
technology
• Regulators will partner with
companies that set new standards
• Collaboration with customers,
industry, government and public
sectors to bring new innovation
forward
We are a leader in developing
answers to meet our
customers’ needs 2
 Pioneer Hi-Bred Overview
Pioneer delivers innovative plant genetics direct to growers with service and
Our Business support that increases their profitability
Pioneering science + Partnering = Creating value

Our Markets Pioneer operates in more than 90 countries worldwide.

Our Channels Pioneer Hi-Bred Î Sales RepsÎ Farmers

Pioneer Hi-Bred Î Distributors/RetailersÎ Farmers

Corn, Soybeans, Canola, Sunflower, Hybrid Rice, Wheat, Cotton, Sorghum,

Our Products*
Pearl Millet, Mustard, Inoculants

2009 Revenue 2009 Revenue

By Product By Region

Corn North America
Europe
Soybean
Latin America
Oilseed Asia Pacific

Other Africa

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*Product availability varies by country. No offer for sale, sale or use of these products is permitted prior to all necessary
country regulatory approvals. All products designated with a ® or TM are trademarks or registered trademarks of DuPont.
Right Product Right Acre is a
Winning Strategy

Local Farm Productivity Leading Genetics, Native & Transgenic

Traits, Enabling Technology

Characterization, Advancements & Sales Force

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Positioning
 Pioneering Science Through R&D
Global Capabilities with a Local Focus
Commercial
Germplasm Advancement &
Native Trait Discovery North
America
Product Development/
Testing Locally
Latin
Identify America
targets
based on
customer
needs Africa
Biotech Trait Discovery &
Optimization

Europe

Asia Pacific

Enabling technologies to increase scope and speed to market 5

 Drought Tolerance
Performance Leadership in Water-Limited Environments
Industry-Leading Products Improved Yield Stability Enhanced Yield

Pioneer Today Drought I Drought II

• Native Tolerance + • Transgenic + Native
• Superior Native AYT™ system Trait Approaches
Drought Tolerance technology • Transgenic events
• Selecting for drought • Targeted drought • Targeted drought
screening screening
tolerance since 1950s
• Native selection • Native selection
• The most • AYT system
comprehensive • AYT system
technology technology
drought-tolerant • Molecular markers • Molecular markers
genetics pool • Laser Assisted Seed • FAST corn
Selection technology

Dryland and limited Full range of

35F44 irrigation environments yield environments
HXX, LL, RR2

Pioneer is the industry leader in delivering Drought Tolerance, now and into the future
Herculex® XTRA Insect Protection technology by Dow AgroSciences and Pioneer Hi-Bred. Herculex® and the HX logo are registered 6
trademarks of Dow AgroSciences LLC. LibertyLink ® is a registered trademark of Bayer. Roundup Ready ® is a registered trademark
used under license from Monsanto Company. Products will not be offered for sale or distribution until completion of field testing and
approval by regulatory authorities.
Farmers Responding to Pioneer Approach
Growth By Any Measure
Revenue by Crop Global Revenue
$ in billions $ in billions 2007 2010E

$5.0 Other International

Soy
North America
Corn
$4.0
$0 $1 $2 $3 $4

$3.0
Key Opportunities for the Future
$2.0
• Grow North America Corn / Soy Share
• Extend International Leadership
$1.0 • New Product Introductions and
Technology Pipeline
• Internal Productivity Improvements
$0.0 • Continued Growth Investments
'07 '08 '09 '10E

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 TODAY’S NEWS:
Innovative Partnership to Increase Productivity
Commitment to Africa: Pannar Complements Pioneer Strength and Presence

Combined strengths to access

additional crop areas, extend reach, and
bring improved seed products to market more quickly

Pioneer Hi-Bred Pannar

•Maize breeding &
biotechnology capabilities
•Broad genetic library (yield &
early maturities)
•Global operations
•Africa expertise
•Reach across Africa
•Regional genetics (localized
disease resistance)

Delivering better and

higher-quality products
to customers
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 African Agriculture: Untapped
Potential to Meet 2050 Demands
• Africa productivity today:
• Average hybrid maize yields: 1 ton per
hectare
• 1/3 of developing regions
• 1/5 of developed regions
• Investing as part of DuPont strategy to
increase food production ~30 million hectares available
for maize production
• Opportunities for productivity across the African continent

improvements

Similar productivity opportunities

exist in emerging markets
worldwide

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Pioneer Hi-Bred
Partnering with Farmers, Others to
Increase Agriculture Productivity Around the World
• More than 80 years of strong
commitment to agriculture

• Delivering results through a holistic

approach

• Leading plant genetics/breeding

• Strong enabling and trait technologies

• Product testing/ advancement/

characterization/ positioning

• Global operations with local focus

• Right Product Right Acre

• Pioneer Hi-Bred is a strong and

strategic component of our DuPont
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Agriculture business