In stock: Monsanto profit soars in third quarter

Monsanto says its third-quarter net income rose 35 percent as its seeds and traits business gained from a mild winter that drove farmers to plant crops earlier. The U.S. agricultural giant also kept its full-year earnings forecast after boosting it last month. The St. Louis company, which produces genetically engineered seeds and the herbicide Roundup, earned $937 million, or $1.74 per share, in the quarter ended in May.