Group sales, including Lawn and Garden, increased by 2 percent at constant exchange rates in the third quarter of 2014. The increase in reported sales was also 2 percent. For the first nine months of 2014, sales rose by 3 percent at constant exchange rates to $11.5 billion.
Integrated sales rose by 3 percent at constant exchange rates to $2.8 billion, with prices up 3 percent and volumes unchanged. Excluding solo glyphosate, which is being deliberately reduced in order to improve profitability, sales were up 5 percent.