EXHIBIT 32


                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


     In connection  with the report of Monsanto  Company (the "Company") on Form
10-Q for the period ended  November 30, 2003, as filed with the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), and pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
ss. 1350, as adopted pursuant to ss. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, each
of the undersigned officers of the Company does hereby certify that, to the best
of such officer's knowledge:


     (1)  The Report fully  complies with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)  The  information  contained  in the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
          material respects,  the financial  condition and results of operations
          of the Company.



                                           /s/ HUGH GRANT
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Hugh Grant
                                           President and Chief Executive Officer



                                           /s/ TERRELL K. CREWS
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Terrell K. Crews
                                           Executive Vice President and Chief
                                           Financial Officer


January 14, 2004