Sakata Seed America Sells Its Carrot Program to Illinois Foundation Seeds

Posted by Growing Produce Staff|December 6, 2021

Sakata Seed America has officially signed an agreement finalizing the sale of its carrot breeding program to long-standing corporate partner, Illinois Foundation Seeds, Inc., (IFSI).

IFSI is an independent company delivering leading research, product development, licensing, and production for the seed industry’s sweet corn and field crops, and has partnered with Sakata Seed Corp. for many years on a number of crop breeding and production programs.

“We align well on our respective company’s ethos and values, including a strong commitment to quality, service, and our customers,” says John Nelson, Executive Vice President of Sakata Seed America. “We are confident that IFSI will take this program to new heights, and we’re proud to support IFSI and the program’s success through joint marketing and logistics efforts.”

Effective immediately, IFSI will integrate the Sakata carrot program into day-to-day operations, including fulfillment of existing and future orders for domestic and international business.

The combined goal of the partnership is to ensure market excellence for the supply chain, growers, distributors and, ultimately, end consumers. Sakata will assist IFSI in research, as well as sales, logistics, and production efforts for current and future carrot genetics.