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Comment Number: AGW-14392

From: Letzler, Kenneth <Kenneth.Letzler@APORTER.COM>
Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2009 1:03 PM
To: ATR-Agricultural Workshops <agriculturalworkshops@usdoj.gov>
Subject: Comment
Attach: Competition and Innovation in American Agriculture.doc; DOC005; Observations on Competition in the U.S. Seed Industry

Attached please find a comment submitted on behalf of Monsanto Company in Microsoft Word format together with a copy of the transmittal letter that accompanies the filing of two paper copies of the submission.


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