Monsanto Completes U.S. Regulatory Registration for Genuity SmartStax RIB Complete

Genuity SmartStax RIB Complete by Monsanto Company MON has received registration from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. This completes federal regulatory authorization in the United States. Commercialization is pending individual state authorizations and notifications, as required. The EPA approval enables a full-scale commercial launch of Genuity SmartStax RIB Complete for the 2012 season. As the industry's first single-bag refuge solution, Genuity SmartStax RIB Complete is a major new product catalyst in Monsanto's Genuity Reduced-Refuge corn family.