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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)

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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

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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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China conditionally approves Bayer’s Monsanto deal

By Reuters, GFM Network News March 13, 2018

Beijing | Reuters — Bayer on Tuesday secured conditional approval from China’s commerce ministry for its planned acquisition of the world No. 1 seed company Monsanto, chalking up a victory in an onerous struggle to win over watchdogs across the globe. The ministry also ordered the German drug and crop chemicals maker to spin off […] Read more

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U.S. judge halts California plan for warnings on glyphosate

By Tom Polansek February 27, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — A federal judge has temporarily blocked California’s plans to require cancer warnings on products containing glyphosate, in a win for manufacturer Monsanto. U.S. District Judge William Shubb said the warnings would be misleading because glyphosate is not known to cause cancer, according to court documents filed on Monday in California. He […] Read more

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Monsanto loses bid to stop Arkansas’ dicamba ban

By Tom Polansek February 16, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — An Arkansas judge on Friday dismissed a Monsanto lawsuit aiming to stop Arkansas from blocking the use of a herbicide the company makes, dealing a blow to its attempts to increase sales of genetically engineered seeds. Monsanto, which is being acquired by Bayer, filed the lawsuit last year in a bid […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Bayer petitions Russian antitrust watchdog for more time in Monsanto case

By Ludwig Burger, Polina Devitt February 14, 2018

Frankfurt/Moscow | Reuters — Bayer has taken Russia’s competition regulator to court over the watchdog’s investigation into the company’s planned takeover of Monsanto, a further hiccup in the US$64 billion deal amid intense antitrust scrutiny. A Bayer spokesman said the German company was petitioning the court in Russia to be given more time to discuss […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Brazilian antitrust agency approves Bayer-Monsanto tie-up

By Bruno Federowski, Leonardo Goy February 7, 2018

Brasilia | Reuters — Brazilian antitrust agency Cade on Wednesday approved Bayer’s proposed takeover of U.S. seeds company Monsanto without requiring further asset sales beyond a global proposal announced last October. Cade’s commissioners voted 4-2 in favour of the tie-up under an agreement, negotiated between the companies and global antitrust agencies, that included the sale […] Read more

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Bayer offers asset sales for EU approval of Monsanto deal

By Foo Yun Chee, Ludwig Burger February 5, 2018

Brussels/Frankfurt | Reuters — Bayer has offered to sell seeds and pesticides businesses to try to address EU competition concerns over its US$63.5 billion bid for U.S. rival Monsanto. The proposed remedies “are very significant and we are confident they fully address the European Commission’s concerns,” the German company said in a statement on Monday. […] Read more

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EU review of Bayer’s Monsanto bid postponed further

By Foo Yun Chee, Ludwig Burger January 29, 2018

Frankfurt/Brussels | Reuters — Bayer’s quest to win regulatory approval for its planned takeover of Monsanto ran into further delays on Monday as European Union antitrust investigators extended their investigation by five working days until March 12. The ongoing proceedings would have given the German drugs and pesticides maker until midnight on Monday to offer […] Read more

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

Arkansas judge rules six farmers can spray dicamba

Bayer wins EU approval for Monsanto buy

China conditionally approves Bayer’s Monsanto deal

U.S. judge halts California plan for warnings on glyphosate

Monsanto loses bid to stop Arkansas’ dicamba ban

Bayer petitions Russian antitrust watchdog for more time in Monsanto case

Brazilian antitrust agency approves Bayer-Monsanto tie-up

Bayer offers asset sales for EU approval of Monsanto deal

EU review of Bayer’s Monsanto bid postponed further

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