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Canola, corn, soy traits to move forward with China approvals

By GFM Staff January 11, 2019

Approvals from China are expected to allow several major trait developments to move ahead in Canadian canola, corn and soybean fields. The Reuters news service on Tuesday reported safety certificate approvals from China’s ministry of agriculture and rural affairs for biotech traits including: Bayer’s 88302, or TruFlex canola, approved in Canada since 2012; BASF’s RF3, […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Markets, Reuters

Ag trade flows may change amid trade dispute, Bayer says

By Ludwig Burger, Patricia Weiss September 18, 2018

Monheim | Reuters — Bayer said on Tuesday it would be difficult to predict 2019 earnings at its agriculture business, which now includes Monsanto, because a U.S.-Chinese trade dispute could reroute global trade flows in farming commodities. The head of Bayer’s crop science division told Reuters his company could even benefit if U.S. farmers switched […] Read more

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Canada clears Bayer’s Monsanto play, with conditions

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff May 31, 2018

Canada’s Competition Bureau says it’s “actively reviewing” BASF’s suitability as a buyer of the crop seed and chemical assets Bayer has to sell to get the bureau’s blessing to buy Monsanto. The Competition Bureau said Wednesday it has an agreement with Bayer to deal with “concerns that the proposed transaction would have significantly harmed competition […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Bayer wins U.S. nod for Monsanto deal to create ag giant

By diane-bartz, Ludwig Burger May 29, 2018

Frankfurt/Washington | Reuters — Bayer won U.S. approval for its planned takeover of Monsanto after agreeing to sell about US$9 billion in assets, clearing a major hurdle for the US$62.5 billion deal that will create by far the largest seeds and pesticides maker. Makan Delrahim, who heads the U.S. Justice Department’s (DoJ) antitrust division, said […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Bayer cuts Monsanto synergy target on divestments

By Patricia Weiss, GFM Network News May 26, 2018

Bonn | Reuters — Bayer said positive synergy effects from the planned takeover of U.S. seeds and chemical firm Monsanto would be about US$300 million below its previous target because it will sell more businesses than initially expected to get antitrust approval. Bayer CEO Werner Baumann again threw his weight behind the deal, despite higher […] Read more

Crops

BASF set to pick up Bayer’s Poncho, ILeVO treatments

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff April 27, 2018

Bayer’s seed treatments Poncho and ILeVO could soon have a new owner, as part of another deal with fellow German chemical firm BASF. BASF, which last October agreed to buy several Bayer CropScience assets including its global glufosinate-ammonium herbicide business and LibertyLink trait, announced another 1.7 billion-euro (C$2.65 billion) deal Thursday for an additional package […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Reuters

Bayer to sell digital farming business to BASF

By Ludwig Burger April 11, 2018

Frankfurt | Reuters — Germany’s Bayer plans to sell its digital farming business to BASF as part of changes to concessions it has offered to win over antitrust regulators for its proposed takeover of Monsanto . Bayer, which had previously only agreed to grant a licence to competitors, said on Wednesday that as part of […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Bayer gets U.S. approval to buy Monsanto: report

By Reuters April 9, 2018

Reuters — German drugs and pesticides group Bayer has reached a deal with the U.S. Justice Department for antitrust approval for its US$62.5 billion bid to acquire Monsanto by agreeing to sell additional assets, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The Justice Department reached an agreement in principle with the two companies in recent days, […] Read more

BASF’s dicamba production facility in Beaumont, Tex. (BASF.com)

Crops, Reuters

Arkansas judge rules six farmers can spray dicamba

By Tom Polansek April 3, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — An Arkansas judge has ruled that six farmers in the state this summer can spray a weed killer made by Monsanto and BASF that was blamed for hurting millions of acres of U.S. crops last year. The decision is the latest twist in the saga surrounding dicamba-based herbicides and immediately sparked […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Bayer wins EU approval for Monsanto buy

By Foo Yun Chee March 21, 2018

Brussels | Reuters — German conglomerate Bayer won EU antitrust approval on Wednesday for its US$62.5 billion buy of U.S. peer Monsanto, the latest in a trio of mega-mergers that will reshape the agrochemicals industry. The tie-up is set to create a company with control of more than a quarter of the world’s seed and […] Read more

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Tag Archives BASF

Canola, corn, soy traits to move forward with China approvals

Ag trade flows may change amid trade dispute, Bayer says

Canada clears Bayer’s Monsanto play, with conditions

Bayer wins U.S. nod for Monsanto deal to create ag giant

Bayer cuts Monsanto synergy target on divestments

BASF set to pick up Bayer’s Poncho, ILeVO treatments

Bayer to sell digital farming business to BASF

Bayer gets U.S. approval to buy Monsanto: report

Arkansas judge rules six farmers can spray dicamba

Bayer wins EU approval for Monsanto buy

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