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4 herbicide brands change hands

American Vanguard buys Classic, First Rate, Hornet and Python from Corteva Agriscience.

December 31, 2019

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American Vanguard Corporation has acquired four herbicide brands from Corteva Agriscience.

The brands involved are Classic, First Rate, Hornet and Python. This transaction includes acquisition of end-use registrations, commercial sales and marketing information and finished goods inventory. Financial terms were not disclosed.

“Acquisition of these four brands from Corteva Agriscience provides our crop protection business with a strengthened portfolio of valuable herbicides that play an important role in weed control and resistance management," said Eric Wintemute, Chairman and CEO of American Vanguard. "These brands broaden our U.S. herbicide offering in soybeans, corn, peanuts and a number of other niche crop markets.”

What are the product uses?

  • Classic is a tank-mix partner with other post-emergence herbicides. It is used to expand the weed control spectrum in soybeans and peanuts.

  • First Rate provides both pre- and post-emergence control in soybeans.

  • Hornet is used for early-to-mid season control of hard to manage glyphosate resistant weeds.

  • Python is used on post-harvest, weed elimination “burn-down” applications in corn and soybeans.

Source: American Vanguard, which is solely responsible for the information provided and is wholly owned by the source. Informa Business Media and all its subsidiaries are not responsible for any of the content contained in this information asset. 

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