Vegetables and Flowers
Syngentas broad product range in vegetable seeds for a wide variety of consumer-driven markets includes tomatoes, lettuce, cucumbers, cabbage, sweet corn, peppers, melons, watermelons and beans. In flowers, where diversity and novelty are crucial to satisfy consumer preferences, Syngenta offers a wide variety of seeds, young plants and cuttings. Major brands S&G® vegetables, ROGERS® vegetables, S&G® flowers.

Sales of vegetables grew in all regions. In the USA, sales of DULCINEA products exceeded $30 million with the continued growth of PUREHEART seedless watermelons and the successful launch of a cantaloupe melon. In Europe, a strong performance in S&G® fresh tomatoes, melons and squash more than offset market pressure in the processing segment.

Sales of S&G® flowers also increased across all regions reflecting strong genetics for young plants, effective supply chain management and implementation of a direct sales model.

Professional Products
Many herbicides, insecticides and fungicides have important applications in consumer-led markets, as well as in seed treatment. Professional Products deliver a range of applications to improve the quality of life, health and the environment, in markets ranging from home and garden to turf treatment. In public health, insecticides help to control disease-spreading pests, for example in malaria prevention. Both insecticides and fungicides play an essential role protecting materials such as plasterboard, plastics and timber used in the construction industry, including the control of termites. Major brands CRUISER®, DIVIDEND®, HERITAGE®, ICON®, MAXIM®.

Seed treatments continued to gain popularity among growers in all regions. The main driver of growth was the further success of CRUISER®, in the USA, and on soybean in Brazil. Fungicide seed treatments also grew strongly, notably MAXIM® in Brazil and France. Turf sales improved with better weather conditions in the USA and an expansion of direct sales to golf courses in Japan.

Leading turf-care brands such as the fungicide HERITAGE®, the growth regulator PRIMO® and the herbicide MONUMENT® have been benefiting from the rising popularity of leisure activities such as golf. In addition to turf-care products, Syngenta has been helping greenkeepers in the USA with services including online forecasting tools to predict disease or insect pest outbreaks. Products and services such as these, coupled with the expertise of Syngenta teams, are helping to expand turf-care opportunities in Japan, Australia and Western Europe.