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BASF says not backed into corner by Bayer’s Monsanto swoop

By GFM Network News June 8, 2016

Ludwigshafen, Germany | Reuters — BASF, which has so far kept out of a consolidation push among global seeds and pesticides groups, said its business model was not affected by rival Bayer’s plans to buy Monsanto. “We are not backed into a corner by what is happening in the market,” the group’s deputy chief executive […] Read more

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Rush for ag chem megadeals clogs regulatory path, worries farmers

By GFM Network News May 20, 2016

Reuters — As Bayer joins the agricultural sector’s scramble to consolidate, its bid for Monsanto may be a tipping point for U.S. farmers, federal lawmakers and regulators concerned the tie-ups may harm the farm economy. If Monsanto accepts Bayer’s unsolicited offer, experts say, the deal would inevitably trigger a review by federal antitrust regulators. But […] Read more

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DuPont expects U.S. review of Dow deal to end by June 30

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 26, 2016

Reuters — DuPont said Tuesday it expected the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s review of its proposed merger with Dow Chemical to be completed by the end of June. The two chemical companies agreed to combine in an all-stock merger in December, valued at US$130 billion at the time, in a first step towards breaking […] Read more

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Bayer sizing up deals to strengthen seeds operation

By GFM Network News February 25, 2016

Leverkusen, Germany | Reuters — Bayer’s Crop Science business is casting its eye over potential targets to enhance its seeds operation, the division’s head said on Thursday, as competitive threats increase with big mergers among its rivals. The Bayer CropScience operation comprises the world’s second-largest pesticides supplier but remains a much smaller player in seeds, […] Read more

DuPont’s headquarters in Delaware. (DuPont.com)

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DuPont, Dow set home towns for merged spinoff units

By Reuters, GFM Network News February 19, 2016

Reuters — DuPont and Dow Chemical said two of the three units to be created and spun off following the companies’ mega-merger will be based in DuPont’s home town, and one in Dow’s home town. The two chemical companies agreed to combine in an all-stock merger in December, valued at US$130 billion at the time, […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

DuPont CEO sees little to concern regulators in Dow merger

By GFM Network News January 27, 2016

Reuters — DuPont CEO Edward Breen said on Tuesday that antitrust regulators were likely to show “very little” concern about the company’s pending merger with Dow Chemical and were not expected to seek significant asset sales. Dupont and Dow plan to form a giant chemical and seed producer that would have a market value of […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Monsanto increases job cuts as corn, chemical sales slump

By GFM Network News January 6, 2016

Reuters — Monsanto said a souring farm economy and currency woes will push its 2016 earnings to the lower end of expectations, while a cost-cutting drive will lead the world’s largest seed company to slash more jobs. Low commodity prices also should lead to more consolidation in the agricultural sector, CEO Hugh Grant said, about […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

DuPont cuts jobs in Delaware ahead of Dow merger

By Reuters, GFM Network News December 29, 2015

Reuters — Chemical maker DuPont said it would cut 1,700 jobs in Delaware, as part of a previously announced plan to reduce its workforce before combining with Dow Chemical in a US$130 billion megamerger. The job cuts in the state, which has been its home for more than 213 years, will take place in the […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Syngenta said talking to Monsanto, ChemChina, others

By Reuters, GFM Network News December 22, 2015

Zurich | Reuters — Swiss agrichemicals group Syngenta is in talks with Monsanto, ChemChina and other rivals but has not received a concrete takeover offer and is keeping all options open, chairman Michel Demare told a Swiss newspaper. “Given what shareholders expect for the next 12 months, going it alone is hardly possible,” he told […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Dow, DuPont to merge in deal to create chem giant

By GFM Network News December 11, 2015

Reuters — Chemical giants DuPont and Dow Chemical agreed to merge in an all-stock deal valuing the combined company at US$130 billion in a win for activist investors that could spark further consolidation in the farm chemicals industry. The deal to combine two of the biggest and oldest U.S. chemical producers is a prelude to […] Read more

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Entomologist tests trap crops and marigolds to repel flea beetles at an Ag in Motion

GFM Network News

U.S. grains: Corn rebounds from contract lows on short covering, bargain buying

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures come down from highs

Entomologist tests trap crops and marigolds to repel flea beetles at an Ag in Motion

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BASF says not backed into corner by Bayer’s Monsanto swoop

Rush for ag chem megadeals clogs regulatory path, worries farmers

DuPont expects U.S. review of Dow deal to end by June 30

Bayer sizing up deals to strengthen seeds operation

DuPont, Dow set home towns for merged spinoff units

DuPont CEO sees little to concern regulators in Dow merger

Monsanto increases job cuts as corn, chemical sales slump

DuPont cuts jobs in Delaware ahead of Dow merger

Syngenta said talking to Monsanto, ChemChina, others

Dow, DuPont to merge in deal to create chem giant

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