A significant drop in profit means restructuring, and we all know that restructuring is a synonym for layoffs. Syngenta is claiming that the impact of restructuring in the U.S. will be negligible, but say that to those who are going to be looking for a new job. Not sure they will use "negligible" to describe it. If you have any info on who will be hit, even if it's just a few folks, please post here.
https://www.bizjournals.com/triad/news/2017/07/27/syngenta-sees-profit-drop-13-percent-during-first.html