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Feb. 22, 2018
News & Opinions
Archer Daniels Midland and Syngenta Settle Lawsuit
US grain merchant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) and Swiss agrochemicals group Syngenta have settled a lawsuit over Syngenta’s launch of a biotech corn strain that had negative effects on the US company’s grain exports to China.
Jul. 14, 2017
News & Opinions
Dow Sells Brazilian Seed Assets to China’s CITIC
More details have emerged on Dow Chemical’s agreement to sell the Brazilian corn seed assets of its AgroSciences division to China’s CITIC Agri Fund for $1.1 billion. The divestment is required by Brazil’s antitrust ...
Jun. 28, 2017
News & Opinions
US Court Orders Syngenta to Compensate Kansas Farmers
A US federal jury in Kansas City, Kansas, has ordered Syngenta to pay $217.7 million in compensation to more than 7,000 of the state’s farmers over the Swiss group’s decision to commercialize two genetically modified strains of ...
May. 19, 2017
News & Opinions
DowDuPont Wins Conditional Approval in Brazil
The board of Brazilian competition authority Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) has approved the planned $130 million merger of US chemical giants Dow Chemical and DuPont, subject to a global and local divestment schedule. ...
Jan. 10, 2017
News & Opinions
Origin Gets DuPont Pioneer’s non-GMO Corn Seed
Chinese biotechnology company Origin Agritech has signed a definitive agreement with US seeds specialist DuPont Pioneer to gain access to non-GMO corn seed products for sale to the US market. The Beijing-headquartered company expects to ...
Jun. 05, 2015
Topics
Enriching the Microbiome
BioConsortia celebrated its first anniversary in March. The innovative agricultural biotech company focuses on the discovery and development of beneficial microbial consortia for improving plant traits and increasing crop yields. Following ...
Nov. 17, 2014
News & Opinions
Dow to Restrict GM Corn, Soybeans Sales Pending Chinese OK
Dow AgroSciences plans to restrict US sales of its new genetically modified corn and soybeans, Enlist, as it awaits import approval from China. The newest product of the agrochemicals arm of Dow Chemical, for which it sees potential sales ...
Jun. 10, 2013
News & Opinions
EU States Deadlocked on Genetically Modified Maize Approvals
European Union governments failed to agree on Monday whether to approve three genetically modified maize varieties for use in food and feed, the European Commission said. ...
Apr. 26, 2013
News & Opinions
U.S. GMO Food Labeling Drive Has Biotech Industry Biting Back
New efforts to force labeling of foods made with genetically modified crops, including a bill introduced by U.S. lawmakers Wednesday, have struck a nerve with biotech crop developers who say they are rushing to roll out a broad strategy to ...
Apr. 18, 2013
News & Opinions
Syngenta Shrugs Off Cold Weather to Post Solid Sales
Syngenta, the world's largest maker of crop chemicals, expects farmers to continue to invest in products to boost agricultural output despite a recent drop in commodity prices. ...

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