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Key Facts about the KWS Cereals Division

Today, the KWS Cereals Division consists of four companies with own sales activities in Germany, Great Britain, Poland and France:

In other important countries KWS LOCHOW varieties are represented via Third Parties.

For harvest 2010, the Group's entire multiplication area at home and abroad was approx. 88,000 ha.  Sales are mainly due to the crop species hybrid rye, winter wheat, spring wheat, winter barley, spring barley, pulses and triticale.

KWS LOCHOW - Key Facts

Managing Director:     

Jürgen Leitzke

Head of Breeding Cereals: 

Harold Verstegen

Number of employees: 

197 - of which 100 in breeding 

Core competence:

Sales are mainly due to: 
hybrid rye, winter wheat, winter barley
Other species: 
spring barley, w/s oats, conventional rye, spring wheat, triticale, pulses

Markets: 

German and International key markets 

Several breeding stations, at different locations in Germany, France, UK, Poland and Russia are essential for the continuous development of high quality varieties in each crop species.