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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * FRALEY ROBERT T   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, Chief Technology Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 800 N. LINDBERGH BLVD. 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/08/2013 (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 12/06/2012   G V 300 D $ 0 92,862 (1) D   Common Stock 12/07/2012   G V 1,000 D $ 0 91,862 D   Common Stock 12/12/2012   G V 150 D $ 0 91,712 D   Common Stock 12/19/2012   G V 500 D $ 0 91,212 D   Common Stock 04/08/2013   M   7,198 A $ 44.06 98,410 D   Common Stock 04/08/2013   M   30,000 A $ 87.14 128,410 D   Common Stock 04/08/2013   M   50,000 A $ 58.71 178,410 D   Common Stock 04/08/2013   S   87,198 D $ 104.9771 (2) 91,212 D   Common Stock               11,679 I By Trust - 2003 GRAT I Common Stock               6,406 I By Trust - 2010 GRAT I Common Stock               4,663 I By Trust - 2010 GRAT II Common Stock               3,906 I By Trust - Childrens Common Stock 04/09/2013   S   6,000 D $ 105.5405 (3) 0 I By Family LLC Common Stock               3,871 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)

$ 44.06

04/08/2013

M

7,198

11/15/2007(4)

10/26/2016

Common Stock

7,198

$ 0

0

D

Option (Right to Buy)

$ 87.14

04/08/2013

M

30,000

11/15/2008(5)

10/22/2017

Common Stock

30,000

$ 0

23,800

D

Option (Right to Buy)

$ 58.71

04/08/2013

M

50,000

11/15/2011(6)

10/25/2020

Common Stock

50,000

$ 0

29,850

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
FRALEY ROBERT T 800 N. LINDBERGH BLVD. ST. LOUIS, MO 63167			EVP, Chief Technology Officer

Signatures

Jennifer L. Woods, Attorney-in-Fact		04/10/2013
**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 2,350 shares previously owned indirectly through the 2003 GRAT I.
(2)	This price represents the weighted average sale price for multiple transactions reported on this line. The price of the transactions reported on this line ranged from $104.78 to $105.19. Upon request by the Commission staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, the reporting person will undertake to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
(3)	This price represents the weighted average sale price for multiple transactions reported on this line. The price of the transactions reported on this line ranged from $105.52 to $105.551. Upon request by the Commission staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, the reporting person will undertake to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
(4)	One-third of the options became exercisable on November 15, 2007, one-third of the options became exercisable on November 15, 2008 and the remainder of the options became exercisable on November 15, 2009, subject to the terms and conditions of the Monsanto Company Long Term Incentive Plan.
(5)	One-third of the options became exercisable on November 15, 2008, one-third of the options became exercisable on November 15, 2009 and the remainder of the options became exercisable on November 15, 2010, subject to the terms and conditions of the Monsanto Company Long Term Incentive Plan.
(6)	One-third of the options became exercisable on November 15, 2011, one-third of the options became exercisable on November 15, 2012 and the remainder of the options become exercisable on November 15, 2013, subject to the terms and conditions of the Monsanto Company 2005 Long Term Incentive Plan.

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