Insights and Stories on Glyphosate

Mexico farm lobby blasts ban on GMO corn

Jan. 4, 2021 at 5:18 am CST

Monterrey, Mexico | Reuters — Mexico’s main agricultural lobby on Saturday criticized the government’s decision to ban genetically modified corn, while organic growers hailed the move that should protect smaller farmers. Mexico will “revoke and refrain from granting permits for the release of genetically modified corn seeds into the environment,” […]

France to help farmers to abandon glyphosate weedkiller

Dec. 7, 2020 at 4:07 pm CST

By Sybille De La Hamaide

Bayer resolves more U.S. Roundup cases

Sep. 24, 2020 at 6:33 pm CDT

By Tom Hals

New Brunswick returns ag minister, ag critic in election

Sep. 14, 2020 at 9:43 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Mexico to phase out use of glyphosate

Aug. 13, 2020 at 2:56 am CDT

By Reuters

Bayer books second-quarter loss after settlement

Aug. 4, 2020 at 7:12 am CDT

Frankfurt | Reuters — German drugs and pesticides group Bayer reported a 9.5 billion-euro (C$14.86 billion) net loss for its second quarter, following a US$10.9 billion settlement of U.S. lawsuits claiming that its Roundup herbicide caused cancer. The charges stemmed mainly from agreements which attempted to wrap up legal disputes […]

By Ludwig Burger Patricia Weiss

Bayer loses California appeal of Roundup verdict

Jul. 20, 2020 at 5:10 pm CDT

Reuters — Bayer AG failed to persuade a California appeals court to overturn a verdict favouring a school groundskeeper who claimed its Roundup weed killer caused his cancer but reduced the amount of damages by 74 per cent, to US$20.5 million. The decision by the California Court of Appeal came […]

By jonathan-stempel Tina Bellon

Bayer puts Roundup future claims settlement on hold

Jul. 8, 2020 at 9:04 pm CDT

Frankfurt | Reuters — Bayer was forced on Wednesday to delay part of a proposed settlement of allegations that its widely used herbicide Roundup caused cancer after a U.S. judge questioned its plan to deal with future claims. The German company said that lawyers representing those preparing a class action […]

By Patricia Weiss Tina Bellon

Investors pile into Bayer bond to pay settlement charges

Jul. 1, 2020 at 4:18 pm CDT

Amsterdam | Reuters — Investors piled into a Bayer bond on Wednesday that will help pay for a long-negotiated settlement of U.S. lawsuits claiming its widely-used herbicide Roundup caused cancer. Demand for the four-tranche bond sale, whose proceeds will include the litigation payments, exceeded 17.5 billion euros, nearly three times […]

By Yoruk Bahceli

U.S. settlements not expected to change availability, labels for glyphosate, dicamba

Jun. 24, 2020 at 8:11 pm CDT

Updated, June 25 — Farmers in Canada, the U.S. and elsewhere shouldn’t expect any changes to availability or label directions for Bayer’s stable of glyphosate and dicamba herbicides, coming out of a massive settlement for thousands of lawsuits, the company says. The German company announced Wednesday it expects to spend […]