EXHIBIT 21

SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT

     The following is a list of the Company’s subsidiaries as of Aug. 31, 2005, except for unnamed subsidiaries which, considered in the aggregate as a single subsidiary, would not constitute a “significant subsidiary” as defined in Regulation S-X of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (17 CFR 210.1-02(w)).

          Asgrow Seed Company LLC (Delaware)

          Channel Bio Corp. (Indiana)

          Corn States Hybrid Service L.L.C. (Iowa)

          DEKALB Genetics Corporation (Delaware)

          Emergent Genetics, Inc. (Delaware)

          Holden’s Foundation Seeds L.L.C. (Iowa)

          Mahyco-Monsanto Biotech Ltd. (India)

          Monsanto Ag Products LLC (Delaware)

          Monsanto Argentina S.A.I.C. (Argentina)

          Monsanto Australia Ltd. (Australia)

          Monsanto Canada, Inc. (Canada)

          Monsanto do Brasil Ltda. (Brazil)

          Monsanto Europe S.A./N.V. (Belgium)

          Monsanto India Limited (India)

          Monsanto Inter SARL (France)

          Monsanto Nordeste S.A. (Brazil)

          Monsanto SAS (France)

          Monsanto Seeds (Thailand) Ltd. (Thailand)

          Monsanto Technology LLC (Delaware)

          Semillas y Agroproductos Monsanto, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico)

          Seminis, Inc. (Delaware)