Agricultural chemical and seed company Corteva on Wednesday reported a smaller third-quarter loss on the back of higher seed sales.

The Indianapolis-based company posted a net loss of $321 million, or 45 cents per share, in the quarter ended Sept. 30, compared with a loss of $331 million, or 46 cents per share, a year earlier.

(Reporting by Sourasis Bose in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta and Shilpi Majumdar)