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The job cuts will reduce the company's 22,500-employee workforce of by about 12 per cent over the next two years. ! l Q8 D$ _# F" i; U1 F1 M未来两年裁12%, 总数2600人。起因是这样的 # }' g; w3 i5 v0 W( }It 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。 p3 X& L4 K. d" g' I. FA net loss of $156 million a year ago. 去年同一季度亏损1.5亿。# X. a2 A! b# m
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%。 2 g! j3 ^+ w! |2 L8 g2 \9 W ?这个公司在加拿大卖那些转基因产品5 y1 ^* P9 f3 @/ @' }+ {
Canada is an important market for Monsanto, for corn, soybean and especially canola, according to Trish Jordan, a spokeswoman for Monsanto Canada, based in Winnipeg. + e* x1 O( g. e5 y3 P* Y; {: h玉米、大豆与油菜花, 是其主要在加拿大的产品。