HM.CLAUSE
Limagrain's global vegetable seed division, breeding tomato, pepper, melon, sweet corn, carrot and lettuce varieties marketed through commercial seed distributors across six continents.
HM.CLAUSE is the global vegetable seed division of the Limagrain Group, formed in 2006 from the merger of Harris Moran (United States) and Clause (France). The company develops and commercializes hybrid vegetable varieties across tomato, pepper, melon, watermelon, sweet corn, carrot, lettuce, cucumber, squash and onion, with breeding stations in France, the United States, Mexico, Spain, Chile, Zambia and Thailand. French operations at Portes-les-Valence focus on European and North African markets, while a global commercial center in Davis, California serves North American accounts. Distribution is conducted through HM.CLAUSE commercial teams and authorized seed distributor networks in more than 60 countries. Customers include large greenhouse operators, open-field vegetable growers, transplant nurseries and cooperative producer associations. The company is recognized in the tomato segment for varieties combining disease resistance (Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus, Fusarium, Verticillium) with commercial fruit specifications relevant to fresh market and processing buyers. As part of Limagrain, HM.CLAUSE benefits from shared genomics infrastructure and cross-segment crop protection research.
- Type
- Manufacturer
- Location
- Portes-les-Valence, France
- Founded
- 2006
- Website
- hmclause.com
- Categories
- Seeds, Fertilizers & Agro-inputs
- Markets
- United States, France, Mexico, Spain, Italy, Turkey, Netherlands, India, Morocco, China
Verified facts
- lei-active (green), checked 2026-08-23 GLEIF global LEI register (golden copy)
- places-goods-on-market (green), checked 2026-08-16 Registre national des producteurs (ADEME/SYDEREP), France
- registry-active-global (green), checked 2026-08-19 INSEE Sirene (annuaire-entreprises)
- directors-on-file (green), checked 2026-08-19 INSEE Sirene (annuaire-entreprises)
- domain-registered (green), checked 2026-08-20 Domain registry record
- web-presence-since (green), checked 2026-08-21 Internet Archive (Wayback)
Claimed certifications
- ISO 9001, Quality Management IAF CertSearch
- ISO 14001, Environmental Management IAF CertSearch
Import rules for these goods
- Seeds and live plants entering the EU need a phytosanitary certificate and pre-notification under the Plant Health Regulation (EU) 2016/2031. European Commission (plant health)