Pioneer announces 93 new corn, soybean products

JOHNSTON, Iowa — Ninety-three new corn and soybean products are coming to market in 2021, Corteva Agriscience announced.

Forty-three new corn products from 26 new genetic platforms will be available.

“Each year we advance the very best of the best to join the ranks of our current portfolio,” said Judd O’Connor, president of U.S. commercial business at Corteva Agriscience.

This level of innovation required hundreds of thousands of man hours, historic investments and expansions, and improved testing capabilities, he said.

“These newly selected products are going to join what is an already industry leading, superior product lineup with some of the best overall yield advantages versus the competition,” O’Connor said.

“We do this to deliver consistent performance for our farmer customers. We know farming can be challenging, regardless of the year and economic environment. Our farmer customers need to be able to continue to count on these innovations to help them achieve the most out of every acre.”

• 12 new Pioneer brand Qrome products, which deliver yield, agronomics and corn rootworm protection.

• Four new Pioneer brand Optimum AQUAmax products, with native traits that improve root systems and silk emergence while excelling in both limited and optimal water environments.

• Three new Pioneer brand Optimum Leptra insect protection hybrids that provide superior protection against above-ground pests, protect grain quality and help maximize yield.

• Three yellow food-grade and two white food-grade products, one waxy product and five new conventional products, expanding its leading portfolio of end-use products and demonstrating its commitment to innovation and choices in specialty corn markets.

Fifty soybean products will also be available, including Pioneer brand Enlist E3 soybean and Pioneer brand A-Series varieties.

Key soybean products include:

• 24 new Enlist E3 soybean varieties, which have shown strong yield performance versus competitive varieties with the Enlist E3 soybean trait.

• 26 new Pioneer brand A-Series soybean varieties, the highest-yielding varieties ever introduced by Pioneer.

• Five new Pioneer brand Plenish high oleic soybeans.

• 14 Pioneer brand soybeans with Roundup Ready 2 Xtend technology.

• Five Pioneer brand soybeans with Roundup Ready 2 Xtend technology with LibertyLink gene stack, the first products with this stack in the Pioneer portfolio.

• Two new conventional soybean varieties, which provide more choices to farmers in specialty soybean markets.

Forty-eight new soybean varieties have native resistance to soybean cyst nematode. Thirty-four new varieties have genes to protect against Phytophthora — the most common soybean disease.

The Pioneer soybean lineup also advanced 10 varieties that have tolerance to sulfonylurea herbicides, which work on a broad range of grasses and broadleaf weeds.

Learn more at www.pioneer.com/us.