[Syngenta Group’s operating income in the first three quarters fell 5% year-on-year] On October 30, Syngenta Group announced its financial results for the first nine months and the third quarter of 2026. In the first nine months of 2026, Syngenta Group's operating income was US$17.3 billion, down 5% year-on-year (down 8% at constant exchange rates). Excluding the impact of planned contraction in the grain trading business and other low-profit businesses, the group's operating income increased by 1% year-on-year in the first nine months. In the first nine months of 2026, the group's EBITDA was US$3.2 billion, a year-on-year increase of 1%; the EBITDA profit margin increased to 18.4%, an increase of 100 basis points from 17.4% in the same period last year. Affected by the group's continued contraction of some low-profit businesses and delays in procurement in some markets, operating income in the third quarter of 2026 was US$5.2 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 10% (a decrease of 12% at constant exchange rates). EBITDA for the third quarter of 2026 was US$800 million, down 2% year over year and down 4% on a constant currency basis.