15 September 2026, Indianapolis: Corteva is positioning its planned seed and genetics spin-off Vylor for further growth in the global soybean market, with the business targeting approximately $500 million in incremental revenue by 2035 through a pipeline of new technology platforms.
Ahead of the planned separation of Vylor from Corteva on October 1, 2026, the company announced plans to launch four new soybean technology platforms by 2035. The platforms will span herbicide tolerance, insect control and disease resistance and are expected to collectively cover around 95% of Vylor’s soybean business.
The strategy is designed to build on Vylor’s existing soybean position in North America while accelerating the company’s growth in Latin America.
New soybean platforms to support revenue growth
Vylor plans to combine its elite soybean germplasm with next-generation trait technologies to expand its market position and create additional revenue opportunities through both branded products and licensing.
“Vylor has earned its market leadership in North America with its safe, effective technology, and today, we are laying the foundation to maintain and expand that leadership,” said Judd O’Connor, chief commercial and operations officer for future Vylor.
The company aims to leverage its Enlist E3® technology in North America while introducing additional herbicide tolerance platforms beginning as early as the next decade.
These offerings will combine elite genetics with new herbicide tolerance technologies, with the objective of maintaining yield performance and strengthening Vylor’s soybean position across the North American market.
Latin America emerges as key growth opportunity
Latin America will be a major component of Vylor’s expansion strategy. The company plans to continue building its Conkesta® E3® franchise through the end of the decade before transitioning to a new soybean platform based on elite germplasm, proprietary broad-spectrum insect control and proven herbicide tolerance.
Vylor said the next-generation insect-control technology is designed to provide broad-spectrum protection while delivering strong yield performance. The company expects the platform to become a preferred insect-control solution in the region and sees significant potential for licensing the technology.
The technology is also designed to simplify breeding, which Vylor expects will allow it to be deployed more rapidly and efficiently than competing approaches.
Disease technologies broaden soybean portfolio
Vylor is also developing technologies that could expand soybean protection beyond herbicide and insect traits.
One pipeline platform is aimed at developing a first-generation soybean product for Asian soybean rust, with the goal of protecting yield potential against the disease.
The company is also advancing a gene-edited soybean with resistance to multiple diseases. Both technologies are expected to be available in the mid-2030s.
Together, these developments are intended to complement Vylor’s progress in soybean genetics and broaden its technology portfolio.
Two pillars underpin Vylor’s soybean strategy
Vylor’s soybean strategy is built around two priorities. The first is to strengthen its soybean leadership by combining elite germplasm with gene editing and trait technologies covering herbicide tolerance, insect control and disease resistance.
The second is to develop a royalty-focused innovation model that can support proprietary brands, licensing growth and long-term market leadership.
Vylor’s current soybean position is anchored by its elite germplasm and the Enlist E3 franchise, which Corteva said has helped the business establish and maintain the number-one soybean position in North America.
With four new technology platforms planned through 2035, Corteva is positioning Vylor to turn its soybean genetics and trait pipeline into a broader global growth platform, with approximately $500 million in incremental revenue as a key target.
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