Delta And Pine Land Company to Present at Merrill Lynch's 2006 Agricultural Chemicals Conference

Growth Strategy and Progress Focus of Discussion 


SCOTT, Miss., June 6  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Delta and Pine Land Company (NYSE:DLP) announced today that W. T. Jagodinski, President and CEO, and Kenneth M. Avery, Vice President - Finance and Treasurer, will present at Merrill Lynch's Annual Agricultural Chemicals Conference on June 14, 2006 from 2:45 to 3:15 p.m. EDT at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City. They will discuss the Company's business, previously announced earnings estimates and strategic initiatives.

A copy of the presentation will be posted to the investor news section of Company's website (http://www.deltaandpine.com/) on June 14, 2006.  The presentation will be webcast through Merrill Lynch's website.

About Delta and Pine Land Company

Delta and Pine Land Company is a leading commercial breeder, producer and marketer of cotton planting seed. Headquartered in Scott, Mississippi, with multiple offices in eight states and facilities in several foreign countries, D&PL also breeds, produces and markets soybean planting seed in the U.S.  For more information about D&PL, please refer to the Company's website at http://www.deltaandpine.com/. 

DATASOURCE: Delta and Pine Land Company



CONTACT:  Investors - Tom Jagodinski of Delta and Pine Land Company,

[phone]; Media - Jonathan Gasthalter or Cassandra Bujarski, both of

Citigate Sard Verbinnen, [phone]



Web site:  http://www.deltaandpine.com/ 

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