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Relative Maturity Map

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Relative Maturity Zone Map

Strong Roots, Stalks & Yields

Three solid reasons why more farmers are planting more DEKALB® brand seed.

Strong roots and stalks improve standability, and with better standability comes higher yield potential.

Advantage of DEKALB® Genetics: Strong Roots, Stalks and Yields, Plus Better Drydown Lead to a Profit Potential Advantage.

The Standability Advantage

More than 44,000 head-to-head comparisons showed that a competitor's leading products lodged nearly twice as much as leading DEKALB corn products.1

The Yield Advantage

In 2006, more than 49,000 DEKALB and third-party in-field comparisons showed DEKALB corn products out-yielded competitive products by an average of 8.4 bushels per acre.2

The Drydown Advantage

These same comparisons showed DEKALB corn was on average 0.6% drier at harvest than
competitive products. It can cost a farmer up to 5% of his variable input costs to dry corn
from 20% to 15%. At a cost of $0.15 to $0.30 per bushel, drying your corn can consume a lot of your profit. But with the DEKALB drydown advantage, you can reduce your drying costs, which leaves more profit in your pocket.

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The Profit Advantage

Together, the yield and drydown advantages of DEKALB corn delivered an average of $28.21 per acre profit advantage in 2006.2

Yield Advantage $25.20/A
Drydown Advantage + 3.01/A
Profit Advantage $28.21/A

View standability, drydown and profit advantages by Relative Maturity Zone.

1 Source: 2004-2006 Monsanto and third-party research trials.
2 Source: 2006 Monsanto and third-party head-to-head comparisons as of 11/17/2006. Corn at $3.00/bu and moisture discount of $.04/point/bu to 15% moisture.