Monsanto 8-K Monsanto Company Reports Fourth-quarter and Fiscal-year 2004 Results; Increases Growth Projections for Fiscal Years 2005 and 2006

Exhibit 99.2

Monsanto Company

800 North Lindbergh Blvd

St. Louis, Missouri 63167

Fourth Quarter and 12 Months 2004
Supplemental Data
Unaudited

	Fourth		Fourth					12		12
Net sales by geography*	Quarter		Quarter					Months		Months
($ in millions)	2004		2003		% Change			2004		2003		% Change
North America	$	670	$	770		(13	)%	$	3,215	$	3,076		5	%
Latin America	$	321	$	316		2	%	$	1,085	$	887		22	%
Europe-Africa	$	189	$	160		18	%	$	777	$	683		14	%
Asia-Pacific	$	78	$	57		37	%	$	380	$	264		44	%
TOTAL COMPANY	$	1,258	$	1,303		(3	)%	$	5,457	$	4,910		11	%

Net trade receivables by	As of		As of
geography*	Aug. 31,		Aug. 31,		Higher/
($ in millions)	2004		2003		(lower)
United States	$	758	$	1,243	$	(485	)
Argentina	$	117	$	229	$	(112	)
Brazil	$	228	$	256	$	(28	)
All other countries	$	581	$	568	$	13
TOTAL COMPANY	$	1,684	$	2,296	$	(612	)

	Fourth		Fourth						12		12
Gross profit	Quarter		Quarter						Months		Months
($ in millions)	2004		2003			% Change			2004		2003		% Change
Corn seed and traits	$	61	$	60			2	%	$	639	$	505		27	%
Soybean seed and traits	$	29	$	(10	)		390	%	$	429	$	334		28	%
All other crops seeds and traits	$	91	$	53			72	%	$	302	$	234		29	%
Roundup and other glyphosate-based herbicides	$	220	$	336			(35	)%	$	709	$	698		2	%
All other agricultural productivity products	$	111	$	148			(25	)%	$	488	$	531		(8	)%
TOTAL COMPANY	$	512	$	587			(13	)%	$	2,567	$	2,302		11	%

* Attributed to relevant Monsanto legal entities. For example, a sale from the United States to a customer in Latin America is reported as a U.S. export sale.