Insights and Stories on Glyphosate

USDA investigates unapproved GMO wheat in Washington state

Jun. 8, 2019 at 9:57 am CDT

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed the discovery of unapproved, genetically modified (GM) wheat plants growing in an un-planted agricultural field in Washington state. There was no evidence the wheat had entered the food supply, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service said in a […]

Bottles of Roundup herbicide on a shelf.

California jury hits Bayer with US$2 billion award

May. 13, 2019 at 5:04 pm CDT

By Tina Bellon

Glyphosate not a carcinogen, U.S. EPA reiterates

May. 1, 2019 at 4:14 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. criticizes Vietnam ban of glyphosate imports

Apr. 11, 2019 at 9:12 pm CDT

By Khanh Vu Tom Polansek

CBOT weekly outlook: African swine fever paralyzes futures

Mar. 20, 2019 at 8:31 pm CDT

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Second U.S. jury finds Bayer’s Roundup caused cancer

Mar. 19, 2019 at 4:47 pm CDT

Reuters — A U.S. jury on Tuesday found Bayer’s glyphosate-based Roundup herbicide caused cancer, a blow to the company eight months after another jury issued a US$289 million verdict over similar claims in a different case. Tuesday’s unanimous jury decision in San Francisco federal court, which came after five days […]

By Jim Christie Tina Bellon

Colombian president defends use of glyphosate on coca crops

Mar. 8, 2019 at 3:03 pm CST

Bogota | Reuters — A judicial ban on aerial spraying of glyphosate herbicide to eliminate coca crops should be modified, Colombia’s President Ivan Duque said on Thursday, because expansion of the crop since the ban threatens peace efforts. The Andean country suspended aerial fumigation of coca, the raw ingredient in […]

By Reuters

Brazil health officials find glyphosate non-cancerous

Feb. 27, 2019 at 6:06 am CST

Brasilia | Reuters — Analysts at Brazilian health agency Anvisa have determined that glyphosate herbicide does not cause cancer while recommending exposure limits as international pressure to reduce use of the chemical grows. Companies such as Bayer and its unit Monsanto, which produces glyphosate-based weedkillers, have faced legal challenges over […]

By Jake Spring

Corteva wins final OK for global launch of Enlist E3 soy

Feb. 21, 2019 at 5:22 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — DowDuPont has won the final international regulatory approval needed, from the Philippines, for a global launch of a new line of genetically engineered soybeans, the company said on Thursday. The approval means seed companies can sell the soybeans, named Enlist E3, to farmers for planting as […]