Dow, DuPont Resolve Dispute about Marketing of Certain Corn Seed Products

INDIANAPOLIS and WILMINGTON, Del., Jan. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Dow
AgroSciences, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, and DuPont
(NYSE: DD) business Pioneer Hi-Bred have resolved a dispute regarding the
marketing of certain corn seed products sold through Pioneer’s PROaccess(SM)
business unit. As part of the resolution, Pioneer will continue to distribute
products through its PROaccess(SM) business unit, with modified packaging.
Further details were not disclosed.

Growers play a critical role in improving productivity in agriculture. Helping
growers meet those goals is clearly a priority for both companies. This
settlement illustrates how trait and germplasm developers can cooperate to
enable independent seed companies and others to provide creative
productivity-enhancing solutions to the farmer.

Pioneer Hi-Bred (www.pioneer.com), a DuPont business headquartered in Des
Moines, Iowa, is the world’s leading developer and supplier of advanced plant
genetics, providing high-quality seeds to farmers in more than 90 countries.
Pioneer provides agronomic support and services to help increase farmer
productivity and profitability and strives to develop sustainable agricultural
systems for people everywhere. Science with Service Delivering Success(TM).

DuPont (www.dupont.com) is a science-based products and services company.
Founded in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions
essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere. Operating in
more than 90 countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and
services for markets including agriculture and food; building and construction;
communications; and transportation.

Dow AgroSciences LLC, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, is a top-tier
agricultural company providing innovative agrochemical and biotechnology
solutions globally. The company, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical
Company, has sales of $4.5 billion. Learn more at www.dowagro.com.

Dow combines the power of science and technology with the “Human Element” to
passionately innovate what is essential to human progress. The Company connects
chemistry and innovation with the principles of sustainability to help address
many of the world’s most challenging problems such as the need for clean water,
renewable energy generation and conservation, and increasing agricultural
productivity. Dow’s diversified industry-leading portfolio of specialty
chemical, advanced materials, agrosciences and plastics businesses delivers a
broad range of technology-based products and solutions to customers in
approximately 160 countries and in high growth sectors such as electronics,
water, energy, coatings and agriculture. In 2009, Dow had annual sales of $45
billion and employed approximately 52,000 people worldwide. The Company’s more
than 5,000 products are manufactured at 214 sites in 37 countries across the
globe. References to “Dow” or the “Company” mean The Dow Chemical Company and
its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise expressly noted. More information
about Dow can be found at www.dow.com.

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