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Dear Producer,

We wanted to let you know that while we're excited about the recent announcement
of Monsanto's intent to acquire Delta and Pine Land Company, our focus remains
unchanged: to develop, sell, and service cotton and soybean seed that will
continue to enhance your ability to make a profit.

D&PL values your business and support, and we look forward to visiting with you
this season regarding your seed needs. In fact, we are already looking ahead to
2007, when D&PL will again offer you seed with the performance traits and
maturities to maximize potential results. This commitment is reflected in the
consistent, proven performance of our leading cotton varieties.

Once the transaction is consummated, and Monsanto and D&PL join forces, we will
be able to continue our tradition of customer service through innovation and
leadership. Our elite germplasm base will be included in the earliest stages of
research, enabling us to get effective new products to market, well-tested, yet
more quickly than ever before.

As your needs evolve, so must we too. The cotton industry was changed when we
partnered with Monsanto to introduce biotechnology to the market, which helped
farmers enhance revenue while reducing costs. As the pace of change in
agriculture continues to accelerate, Monsanto's announced acquisition D&PL
reflects our desire to stay at the forefront of change, with the goal of
providing you products and services that will benefit your business for years to
come.

If you have any questions, please call me, ((DSM name)), at ((DSM cell phone)).

Sincerely,

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((Name))                             ((Name))
((DSM Title))                        ((RSM Title))



D&PL is a registered trademark of Delta and Pine Land Company. (C)2006 Delta and
Pine Land Company.

In connection with Monsanto Company's ("Monsanto") proposed acquisition of Delta
and Pine Land Company ("D&PL") pursuant to the terms of an Agreement and Plan of
Merger by and among D&PL, Monsanto, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Monsanto,
D&PL will file a proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "SEC"). Investors are urged to read the proxy statement (including all
amendments and supplements to it) because it will contain important information.
Investors may obtain free copies of the proxy statement when it becomes
available, as well as other filings containing information about D&PL, without
charge, at the SEC's Internet site (www.sec.gov). These documents may also be
obtained for free from D&PL's Investor Relations web site (www.deltaandpine.com)
or by directing a request to D&PL at: Delta and Pine Land Company, Corporate
Offices, P.O. Box 157, Scott, MS 38772.

D&PL and its respective directors and executive officers and other members of
management and employees are potential participants in the solicitation of
proxies from D&PL's stockholders in respect of the proposed transaction.

Information regarding D&PL's directors and executive officers is available in
D&PL's proxy statement for its 2006 annual meeting of stockholders, filed with
the SEC on November 29, 2005. Additional information regarding the interests of
such potential participants in the proposed transaction will be included in the
proxy statement to be filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed
transaction.

This written communication contains forward-looking statements that involve
risks and uncertainties concerning Monsanto's proposed acquisition of D&PL,
D&PL's expected financial performance, as well as D&PL's strategic and
operational plans. Actual events or results may differ materially from those
described in this written communication due to a number of risks and
uncertainties. The potential risks and uncertainties include, among others, the
possibility that the transaction will not close or that the closing may be
delayed; the reaction of customers of Monsanto and D&PL to the transaction;
Monsanto's ability to successfully integrate D&PL's operations and employees;
and general economic conditions. In addition, please refer to the documents that
Monsanto and D&PL file with the SEC on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K. The filings by
each of Monsanto and D&PL identify and address other important factors that
could cause their respective financial and operational results to differ
materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements set forth in
this written communication. Monsanto and D&PL are under no duty to update any of
the forward-looking statements after the date of this press release to conform
to actual results.