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Monsanto to lay off 8% of its work force

Bigger cut seen affecting 1,800 jobs

Posted: September 11, 2009 at 3:57 a.m.

Monsanto Co., the world's biggest seed company, said Thursday that it plans to make deeper work-force cuts than previously announced, saying it will reduce its staff by about 8 percent to cut costs.

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