Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
BEGEMANN BRETT D
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MONSANTO CO /NEW/ [MON] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP-International Commercial
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
800 N. LINDBERGH BLVD.		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/29/2004
(Street)

ST. LOUIS, MO 63167		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock               17,900 (1) D  
Common Stock               1,911 (2) I By 401(k) Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Option (right to buy) $ 41.61 10/29/2004   A   40,560   11/15/2005(3) 10/28/2014 Common Stock 40,560 $ 41.61 40,560 D  
Option (right to buy) $ 30.72             11/15/2002(4) 11/14/2011 Common Stock 0 (5)   4,180 D  
Option (right to buy) $ 16.145             04/25/2004(6) 04/24/2013 Common Stock 0 (5)   30,730 D  
Option (right to buy) $ 21.295             06/17/2004(7) 06/16/2013 Common Stock 0 (5)   18,530 D  
Option (right to buy) $ 32.385             03/15/2005(8) 02/26/2014 Common Stock 0 (5)   27,810 D  
Phantom Share Units (9)               (10)   (10) Phantom Share Units 0 (5)   1,488 I By Excess Benefit Plan

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
BEGEMANN BRETT D
800 N. LINDBERGH BLVD.
ST. LOUIS, MO 63167		       EVP-International Commercial  

Signatures

 Christopher A. Martin, Attorney-in-Fact   11/02/2004
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes 12,900 shares of the Issuer's common stock held directly by the Reporting Person and 5,000 shares of restricted stock granted pursuant to the Monsanto Company Long Term Incentive Plan.
(2) Previous Form 4 filings beginning in March 2004 included shares of phantom stock acquired under the Monsanto Company ERISA Parity Savings and Investment Plan, an excess benefit plan. The phantom shares are now being reported separately on Table II. The amount now shown on Table I represents only the shares held in the Monsanto Company Savings and Investment Plan, a qualified 401(k) plan.
(3) Options become exercisable in three equal installments on each of November 15, 2005, November 15, 2006 and November 15, 2007, subject to the terms and conditions of the Monsanto Company Long Term Incentive Plan.
(4) 50% of the options became exercisable on each of November 15, 2002 and March 15, 2003.
(5) No transaction is reported on this From 4 for these options.
(6) Options become exercisable in three equal installments on April 25, 2004, March 15, 2005 and March 15, 2006, subject to the terms and conditions of the Monsanto Company Long Term Invcentive Plan.
(7) Options become exercisable in three equal installments on June 17, 2004, March 15, 2005 and March 15, 2006, subject to the terms and conditions of the Monsanto Company Long Term Incentive Plan.
(8) Options become exercisable in three equal installments on each of March 15, 2005, March 15, 2006 and March 15, 2007, subject to the terms and conditions of the Monsanto Company Long Term Incentive Plan.
(9) 1 for 1
(10) The reported phantom shares units were acquired under Monsanto Company's excess benefit plan and are to be settled upon the reporting person's retirement or other termination of service.

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