The upbeat fourth-quarter results follow a difficult start to 2019 that saw historic flooding in U.S. Midwest and lower demand from China due to a protracted trade war. | File photo

Corteva posts surprise profit on higher N. America volume

(Reuters) – Corteva posted a surprise quarterly profit on Thursday, helped by higher sales of a new herbicide, better pricing in Latin America for some of its seeds and cost cuts. Shares of the company rose about five percent to $29.17 in morning trade after Corteva also said it was ramping up production of its […] Read more