DLP Delta & Pine

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, +1-662-742-4518; Media - Jonathan Gasthalter or Cassandra Bujarski, both of Citigate Sard Verbinnen, +1-212-687-8080 Web site: http://www.deltaandpine.com/

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