看来转基因这玩儿不怎样。 7 C8 m& m5 J; l6 X0 T1 aThe job cuts will reduce the company's 22,500-employee workforce of by about 12 per cent over the next two years.( R2 C c7 w1 s( b. u
未来两年裁12%, 总数2600人。起因是这样的 ( r2 }# p- m3 S6 D/ G* IIt reported a $495 million loss for its fiscal fourth quarter.--连续四个季度亏损, 这个季度亏损近5亿。 # f* A `7 `& N) b. y& r7 B" m) ~A net loss of $156 million a year ago. 去年同一季度亏损1.5亿。 7 E j1 a$ V. {; k$ R4 b2 q5 [
The company's sales fell more than 10 per cent to $2.36 billion during the period. 这季度销售降低了10%。3 N. p' r+ t8 S7 X: }: |
这个公司在加拿大卖那些转基因产品 / g: q4 K' }7 o) f/ i4 ^9 MCanada is an important market for Monsanto, for corn, soybean and especially canola, according to Trish Jordan, a spokeswoman for Monsanto Canada, based in Winnipeg./ t7 L* g3 t* ~% x. x
玉米、大豆与油菜花, 是其主要在加拿大的产品。