| From: | Letzler, Kenneth A. |
555 Twelth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004-1206
December 31, 2009
Via Hand Delivery
Department of Justice
Antitrust Division
450 5th Street NW Suite 11700
Washington, D.C. 20001
Re: Comments Regarding Agriculture and Antitrust Enforcement Issues in Our 21st Century Economy
Dear Sir or Madam:
Enclosed please find two paper copies of a paper, "Competition and Innovation in American Agriculture: A Response to the American Antitrust Institute's 'Transgenic Seed Platforms: Competition Between a Rock and a Hard Place?'" The paper was prepared by Arnold & Porter LLP and Cornerstone Research on behalf of Monsanto Company for consideration in connection with the upcoming workshops concerning competition in the agricultural industry.
An electronic copy of the paper in native Microsoft Word format has been emailed to agriculturalworkshops@usdoj.gov.
We hope you find the paper useful.
Sincerely,
Kenneth Letzler
Jonathan Gleklen
cc: Vandy Howell, Dina Older Aguilar
(Cornerstone Research)