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Company type | Agriculture/subsidiary |
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Industry | Agriculture |
Founded | Des Moines, Iowa (1926) |
Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Chuck Magro (CEO of Corteva Agriscience) |
Products | Hybrid and varietal seeds |
Services | Granular Inc. |
Revenue | $4.3 billion USD (2012) |
Number of employees | 12,300 (estimate) |
Parent | Corteva |
Website | www.pioneer.com |
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. is a U.S.-based producer of seeds for agriculture. It is a major producer of genetically modified crops with insect and herbicide resistance.
As of 2019, Pioneer is a wholly owned subsidiary of Corteva Agriscience.