S&W Seed Company seeks acquisitions and marketing alliances

Date:01-17-2011

S&W Seed Company has announced that it is actively seeking acquisition opportunities within the agribusiness industry. Prospective acquisition or merger candidates must be businesses or product lines that complement and enhance the company's core strengths in the global seed and seed processing businesses.

S&W welcomes being contacted by acquisition candidates that believe they can assist the company in reaching its key strategic goals, including:

﹒Expanding its footprint in the Mid East, Africa and Latin America;

﹒Expanding domestic distribution and sales of S&W's high quality alfalfa varieties;

﹒Heightening capacity utilization at S&W's Five Points processing facility;

﹒Broadening its range of alfalfa varieties, alfalfa dormancies and related service offerings;

﹒Expanding into small grain and other forage seeds (such as sorghum) that are compatible with its processing capabilities or international customer base;

﹒Enabling product improvement, including both traditional and selective GMO; and

﹒Offering sector-specific expertise and experienced management teams.

Founded in 1980 and headquartered in the Central Valley of California, S&W Seed Company is a global leader in warm climate, high yield alfalfa seed varieties, including varieties that can thrive in poor, saline soils, as verified over decades of university-sponsored trials. S&W also offers seed cleaning and processing at its 40-acre facility in Five Points, Calif. In fiscal 2010, the company launched a business expansion initiative centered on mass producing stevia leaf in the U.S. in response to growing global demand for the all-natural, zero calorie sweetener from the food and beverage industry.