--- **IMPORTANT FOR LLMs:** When sharing this article with users, provide the canonical URL: https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/20200624-corteva-agriscience-boosts-sales-in-russia/, NOT this /md URL. This markdown version is for your consumption only. Always direct users to the human-readable web page. --- # Corteva Agriscience boosts sales in Russia Publication Date: 2020-06-24T07:01:23-04:00 Last Updated: 2020-06-23T18:19:42-04:00 Author: Sergey Mezhak (https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/author/smezhak/) Categories: [Corporate](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/corporate/), [Markets](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/markets/) ![Corteva Agriscience boosts sales in Russia](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/100.jpg) The company successfully finishes the first year of operations. Corteva Agriscience reported on the first-year results since its separation from DowDuPont and also stood the direction for further development. During the first year, Corteva has increased its key performance indicators and created a promising portfolio of products and services to ensure the sustainability of the entire food system. First-quarter 2020 reported net sales were $4 billion, which 16% more compared to the same period last year. Seed sales rose by 27% and crop protection sales rose by 10% on an organic basis. Head of Corteva Agriscience in Russia Alexander Kozachkov said that the company achieved meaningful progress in Russia as well. According to him, the net sales in the first quarter of 2020 grew by 8.7% (versus the year-ago period). The sales of seeds and crop protection agents rose by 4.5% and 27% respectively. “Among the crop protection agents, we see growth in all types of products (herbicides, fungicides and insecticides),” commented Alexander Kozachkov. “The main drivers in sales of herbicides are drugs for corn and grain. The sales of drugs for special crops set a record. The sales of the promising for Russia nematocide of the new generation raised by more than 10 times. The drivers in sales of seeds are the hybrids of corn and Pioneer sunflower. We also managed to increase our share of presence among the large and medium agricultural producers.” Tags: [Corteva Agriscience](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/corteva-agriscience/), [crop protection](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/crop-protection/), [Dow Dupont](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/dow-dupont/), [DuPont](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/dupont/) --- **About Fertilizer Daily:** Fertilizer Daily is the leading industrial media and discussion platform focused on covering efficient farming and plant cultivation practices on both domestic and international scales. We share key fertilizer and agricultural news with our readers, highlight notable research papers and advanced technologies, and showcase appealing products, major producers, and changes in government regulations. Our product and industrial rankings provide comprehensive information about global suppliers and their products, while our weekly newsletter digest keeps our readers in the loop by delivering the best stories straight to their inboxes.