Delta and Pine Land Company | Introduction
Introduction
1 Cotton Row
Scott, Mississippi 38772
U.S.A.
Telephone: (662) 742-4000
Toll Free: (800) 511-7333
Fax: (662) 742-4196
Web site: http://www.deltaandpine.com
Public Company
Incorporated: 1919
Employees: 555
Sales: $257.80 million (2002)
Stock Exchanges: New York
Ticker Symbol: DLP
NAIC: 111920 Cotton Farming; 111110 Soybean Farming
Delta and Pine Land Company (D&PL) is the largest breeder, producer, and marketer of cottonseed in the United States. D&PL produces conventional cottonseed and cottonseeds genetically engineered as insecticides and herbicides. The company also produces soybean planting seeds containing a gene tolerant to herbicides. The company sells its products in more than a dozen countries, deriving the bulk of its international sales from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, South Africa, and Turkey.