As Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2005


                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 26, 2005

                                MONSANTO COMPANY
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

      Delaware                   001-16167                  43-1878297
(State of Incorporation)  (Commission File Number)        (IRS Employer
                                                             Identification No.)

                          800 North Lindbergh Boulevard
                            St. Louis, Missouri 63167
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (314) 694-1000

                                 Not Applicable
          (Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 7.01  Regulation FD Disclosure.

     On April 6, 2005,  Monsanto Company (the "Company")  issued a press release
announcing  its second  quarter 2005  financial  and  operating  results for the
period ended February 28, 2005,  which press release was furnished on a Form 8-K
filed on April 6, 2005.  Additionally  in the press release and during a webcast
conference  call with  investors  following  the  release,  we provided  updated
guidance on our earnings per share and free cash flow targets for 2005, 2006 and
2007. This earnings guidance is furnished as Exhibit 99 and incorporated  herein
by reference.

     During the next two to three weeks,  our  executives  are scheduled to meet
with  investors and analysts to discuss our business and will confirm the trends
and  2005  performance  expectations  for  our  business  segments,  which  were
previously  disclosed on April 6, 2005. In addition,  when discussing  guidance,
our  executives  will confirm the earnings per share and free cash flow guidance
we provided on April 6, 2005.

     The information  furnished  herewith uses the non-GAAP financial measure of
earnings  per share  ("EPS") on an ongoing  basis.  Our  ongoing  EPS  financial
measure excludes certain after-tax items that we do not consider part of ongoing
operations, which are identified as such in the reconciliation.  We believe that
our ongoing EPS financial measure presented with these adjustments best reflects
our ongoing performance and business operations during the periods presented and
is more useful to investors for comparative  purposes.  In addition,  management
uses  the  ongoing  EPS  financial  measure  as a  guide  in its  budgeting  and
long-range  planning  processes,   and  as  a  guide  in  determining  incentive
compensation.  The  presentation  of EPS on an  ongoing  basis  is  intended  to
supplement investors' understanding of our operating performance.  This non-GAAP
financial  measure  may not be  comparable  to  similar  measures  used by other
companies.

     We are furnishing the information  contained in this report,  including the
Exhibit,   pursuant  to  "Item  7.01  Regulation  FD  Disclosure"  of  Form  8-K
promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").  This information
shall  not be  deemed  to be  "filed"  for the  purposes  of  Section  18 of the
Securities  Exchange Act of 1934  ("Exchange  Act") or otherwise  subject to the
liabilities of that section, unless we specifically  incorporate it by reference
in a document  filed under the  Securities  Act of 1933 or the Exchange  Act. By
filing  this  report on Form 8-K and  furnishing  this  information,  we make no
admission as to the materiality of any information in this report, including the
Exhibit.

     Certain  statements   contained  in  this  Form  8-K  are  "forward-looking
statements,"   such   forward-looking   statements  may  include  as  statements
concerning  the  company's  anticipated  financial  results,  current and future
product  performance,  regulatory  approvals,  business and financial plans, the
outcome of contingencies and other  non-historical  facts.  These statements are
based on current  expectations  and currently  available  information.  However,
since  these   statements   are  based  on  factors  that   involve   risks  and
uncertainties,   the  company's  actual   performance  and  results  may  differ
materially from those described or implied by such  forward-looking  statements.
Factors  that could  cause or  contribute  to such  differences  include,  among
others: the company's exposure to various contingencies, including those related
to  Solutia  Inc.,  litigation,  intellectual  property,  regulatory  compliance
(including seed quality),  environmental contamination and antitrust; successful
completion and operation of recent and proposed  acquisitions;  fluctuations  in
exchange  rates  and  other  developments  related  to  foreign  currencies  and
economies;  increased generic and branded  competition for the company's Roundup
herbicide; the accuracy of the company's estimates and projections, for example,
those with respect to product  returns and grower use of the company's  products
and related distribution  inventory levels; the effect of weather conditions and
commodity  markets on the  agriculture  business;  the success of the  company's
research  and  development  activities  and  the  speed  with  which  regulatory
authorizations  and  product  launches  may be  achieved;  domestic  and foreign

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social,  legal  and  political   developments,   especially  those  relating  to
agricultural products developed through biotechnology;  the company's ability to
successfully  market new and existing  products in new and existing domestic and
international  markets; the company's ability to obtain payment for the products
that it sells; the company's ability to achieve and maintain  protection for its
intellectual  property;  the company's ability to fund its short-term  financing
needs;  and other risks and factors  detailed in the company's  filings with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.  Undue reliance should not be placed on
these forward-looking statements,  which are current only as of the date of this
release.  The company disclaims any current intention or obligation to revise or
update any  forward-looking  statements  or any of the  factors  that may affect
actual  results,  whether  as a result  of new  information,  future  events  or
otherwise.

ITEM 9.01.        FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(c)      Exhibits

         The following exhibit is filed herewith:

         Exhibit 99        Fiscal Years 2005-2007 Guidance


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                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated:  April 26, 2005
                                MONSANTO COMPANY



                                By:  /s/ Jennifer L. Woods
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                                   Name: Jennifer L. Woods
                                   Title: Assistant Secretary


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.       Description of Exhibit
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    99            Fiscal Years 2005-2007 Guidance