brian mcgee joins us from novasector. brian, let me ask you about the numbers today. after the third quarter with decent numbers coming through from pharmaceuticals, expectations had started to lift into the quarter. you are disappointeded by toe's result? >> i wouldn't say disappointed. strong performance from pharma continued through. that's the core of the business. it hasn't been enough to cope with the dying pressure on earnings from crop sciences. and it was kind of a moderate or lackluster performance in the consumer business. i think bayer is being careful with the language they're using, to manage expectations. their focus remains heavily on the monsanto acquisition. >> if you look at the numbers today, pharmaceuticals such a strong growth area, but pouring a lot of energy into this sta takeover of monsantmonsanto. is it taking its eye off the ball of pharmaceutical? >> i don't think so they raised their expectations behind the core five pharmaceutical brands already on the market. they had some good news earlier in the year with respect to the xeralta drug.

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