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Syngenta still looking at different tie-ups

By Reuters, GFM Network News January 13, 2016

Zug | Reuters — Syngenta is in talks about a possible merger and is weighing a number of options, the Swiss agrichemicals group’s chairman said Wednesday. Michel Demare said last month that the crop chemicals and seeds company was in talks with China’s state-owned ChemChina, U.S. seeds giant Monsanto and others. When asked about the […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

EU food safety watchdog hits back in glyphosate safety row

By GFM Network News January 13, 2016

Brussels | Reuters –– The head of Europe’s food safety watchdog has written to a group of nearly 100 senior scientists strongly rejecting their criticisms in a row about the safety of glyphosate. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), which advises European Union policymakers, issued an opinion in November that glyphosate is unlikely to cause […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Reuters

Chinese farmers illegally growing GMO corn, Greenpeace says

By GFM Network News January 6, 2016

Beijing | Reuters — Farmers are illegally growing genetically modified (GMO) corn in China’s northeast, said environmental non-profit Greenpeace on Wednesday, in a report that may generate further distrust of the government’s ability to ensure a safe food supply. Beijing has spent billions of dollars to develop GMO crops that it hopes will ensure food […] 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

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, Reuters

ChemChina to sweeten bid for Syngenta to $44B

By Reuters, GFM Network News December 18, 2015

Reuters — State-owned China National Chemical Corp. has raised its offer to buy Syngenta by about $2 billion, to US$44 billion, proposing a two-stage takeover of the agrochemical company, Bloomberg reported, citing sources. ChemChina has offered 470 Swiss francs (C$661) per share to buy 70 per cent of Syngenta with an option to acquire the […] Read more

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

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

Crops, Reuters

Monsanto-backed panel says glyphosate not carcinogenic

By GFM Network News December 10, 2015

Reuters — A panel of scientists is disputing a World Health Organization report published earlier this year that concluded glyphosate, the world’s most widely used weed killer and main ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide, is probably carcinogenic to humans. The 16-member panel, assembled by Intertek Scientific and Regulatory Consultancy, was to present its findings to […] Read more

This plot of DuPont Pioneer’s new variety P7005AM was on display at the Ag In Motion outdoor farmshow, near Saskatoon last summer.

Corn, Features

New corn varieties ready for 2016

Get ready to research. Twenty new grain and silage corn varieties are hitting the market

By Leeann Minogue November 23, 2015

Seed companies have reported a total of 13 new corn varieties on the market for the first time in 2016. These are only the new varieties available for the next crop year — this list doesn’t include other varieties that have been released in recent years. Dow Seeds 4085 grain corn 4085 has Herculex Xtra […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Syngenta ready to play role in sector shake-up

By GFM Network News November 19, 2015

Frankfurt | Reuters — Syngenta and other major seeds and crop chemicals companies are intensively discussing tie-ups, the Financial Times quoted the Swiss firm’s chairman as saying Wednesday, adding to a chorus of voices predicting a sector shake-up. Conversations among the leading players in the industry are “extremely active,” the newspaper quoted Michel Demare as […] Read more

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Western Canadian bids slightly decline

Louis Dreyfus posts higher volumes, lower profits in first half

China snaps up Australian canola after trade spat with Canada, sources say

GFM Network News

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Western Canadian bids slightly decline

Louis Dreyfus posts higher volumes, lower profits in first half

China snaps up Australian canola after trade spat with Canada, sources say

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Syngenta still looking at different tie-ups

EU food safety watchdog hits back in glyphosate safety row

Chinese farmers illegally growing GMO corn, Greenpeace says

Monsanto increases job cuts as corn, chemical sales slump

Syngenta said talking to Monsanto, ChemChina, others

ChemChina to sweeten bid for Syngenta to $44B

Dow, DuPont to merge in deal to create chem giant

Monsanto-backed panel says glyphosate not carcinogenic

New corn varieties ready for 2016

Syngenta ready to play role in sector shake-up

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