Insights and Stories on Gmo

Brazil judge orders Monsanto to deposit royalties related to GMO seed

Jul. 4, 2018 at 11:07 am CDT

Sao Paulo | Reuters — A Brazilian judge has ordered local units of Monsanto to put royalties related to a GMO soy seed technology in an escrow account, in a decision likely to hinder the U.S. seed company’s ability to collect royalties from the business. The July 3 ruling relates […]

Nestle, Hershey at odds with farmers over U.S. GMO labeling

Jul. 3, 2018 at 9:40 pm CDT

By Chris Prentice

Japan suspends sale of Canadian wheat

Jun. 15, 2018 at 11:23 am CDT

By Rod Nickel Yuka Obayashi

U.S. farmers seek approval of GMO corn settlement with Syngenta

Mar. 12, 2018 at 8:09 pm CDT

By Brendan Pierson

German coalition deal sets no timetable to end glyphosate use

Feb. 7, 2018 at 4:50 pm CST

By Reuters

Limagrain says GMO protests could force R+D relocation

Jan. 17, 2018 at 5:11 pm CST

Paris | Reuters — Limagrain, the world’s fourth-largest seed maker, will consider moving its research activities out of France if field trials in its home market continue to be sabotaged by opponents of genetically modified crops. The French co-operative group was targeted last month by protestors who invaded test fields […]

By Reuters

U.S. top court lets Conagra cooking oil class action proceed

Oct. 10, 2017 at 12:22 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to hear a bid by Conagra Brands to escape a class-action lawsuit accusing it of falsely labeling its cooking oil as 100 per cent natural even though it had genetically modified ingredients. Conagra had asked to the justices to […]

By Andrew Chung

ADM, Cargill still pursue Syngenta over corn rejections

Sep. 28, 2017 at 2:15 am CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Syngenta moved closer to putting a troubled biotech corn seed launch behind it with a US$1.5 billion settlement with farmers this week, but grain traders who filed two remaining lawsuits may be less ready to compromise, legal experts said. The company was sued three years ago […]

By Karl Plume

China approves two more GMO crops for import

Jul. 17, 2017 at 11:11 am CDT

Beijing | Reuters — China has approved two more genetically modified (GMO) crops for import, the Ministry of Agriculture said, the second such move in the past month to expand access to biotech seeds as part of Beijing’s 100-day trade talks with Washington. The two new crops, approved from July […]

By Dominique Patton

China approves two new GMO varieties for import, renews 14

Jun. 14, 2017 at 3:50 pm CDT

Beijing | Reuters — China approved two new varieties of genetically modified (GMO) crops for import from Monday, after the world’s top buyer of GMO soybeans pledged to speed up a review of biotech products as part of a recent trade deal with the U.S. The approvals of new GMO […]

By Dominique Patton Hallie Gu

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