About Seminis

If You've Eaten a Salad, You've Had a Seminis Product

Seminis at a Glance
Sales in 156 countries
Revenue: $606 million (2007)
20+% of the global vegetable seed market
Leading positions in nearly every major vegetable crop
3,000+ commercial products
22 seed quality labs
46 distribution and operations centers
51 R&D stations in 17 countries
1.5 million breeding lines
Seed production locations in 23 countries
3,000 employees (approximately)
Seminis is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Monsanto Co.

Seminis is the world's largest vegetable seed company. Our seeds become the vegetables and fruits enjoyed every day by consumers all over the globe.

Using traditional plant breeding techniques and modern science, we develop innovative types of vegetables and fruits that offer greater nutrition, convenience and have better flavor. We also lead in the development of hybrids that provide farmers natural alternatives to chemical pest controls and other yield-enhancing traits.

It's amazing to consider that improving human health, promoting environmental stewardship and fostering greater economic growth for the agricultural community can all start with something as small as a seed.

Protected Culture

Whereas Seminis is Monsanto’s global vegetable seeds brand for open field crops (melon, broccoli, squash, beans, lettuces, spinach, onions…), the De Ruiter Seeds brand is focused on protected culture. De Ruiter Seeds provide product for greenhouse cultivation of tomatoes, cucumbers, sweet peppers, eggplant and rootstock. Go to www.deruiterseeds.com

Three specialized brands are part of the Monsanto vegetable platform; Peotec for processing tomatoes, Poloni for Charentais melon and Western Seed for focused segments in protected and open field crops. Visit www.peotecseeds.com, www.poloni-semences.fr and www.westernseed.com for more information and products serviced through these specialists.