Insights and Stories on Monsanto

Bayer sees pesticide profits stagnating before Monsanto takeover

Feb. 22, 2017 at 1:53 pm CST

Leverkusen, Germany | Reuters — German drugs and pesticides maker Bayer forecast a year without earnings growth for its agricultural products business on Wednesday, as it seeks to complete its US$66 billion deal to take over U.S. seeds giant Monsanto. Bayer has said the deal, which would put the size […]

Bayer, Monsanto confirm spending plans after meeting Trump

Jan. 17, 2017 at 6:22 pm CST

By Reuters

Monsanto swings to profit on South American demand

Jan. 5, 2017 at 8:34 pm CST

By P.J. Huffstutter

Climate Corp. crop data system in beta for Western Canada

Jan. 5, 2017 at 8:21 pm CST

By Staff

Monsanto shareholders back Bayer deal

Dec. 13, 2016 at 7:14 pm CST

By Karl Plume

Monsanto to bring DuPont corn treatment to East

Nov. 15, 2016 at 3:49 pm CST

A DuPont insecticide will be rolled into use next spring in Eastern Canada as a seed treatment on Monsanto’s DeKalb corn. The two companies on Tuesday announced they will market DuPont’s Lumivia insecticide seed treatment in Eastern Canada on seed corn for the 2017 sales season, as part of Monsanto’s […]

By Staff

EPA approves Monsanto’s dicamba weed killer

Nov. 10, 2016 at 4:53 pm CST

U.S. seeds and agrochemicals maker Monsanto Co. has secured approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for a new dicamba-based weed killer designed for its next generation biotech soy and cotton varieties, the company said on Wednesday. While approval had been expected, it is seen as a major step forward […]

By Reuters

WHO cancer agency asked experts to withhold glyphosate documents

Oct. 26, 2016 at 6:19 pm CDT

London | Reuters — The World Health Organization’s cancer agency — which is facing criticism over how it classifies carcinogens — advised academic experts on one of its review panels not to disclose documents they were asked to release under U.S. freedom of information laws. In a letter and an […]

By Kate Kelland

ChemChina reported ready for concessions to clinch Syngenta deal

Oct. 25, 2016 at 1:40 pm CDT

Beijing/Zurich | Reuters — State-owned Chinese chemicals group ChemChina is ready to offer more concessions to win European Union antitrust approval for its US$43 billion bid for Swiss pesticide and seed group Syngenta, a source with direct knowledge of the process said. Clinching China’s biggest-ever foreign acquisition is taking longer […]

By Chen Aizhu Michael Shields

Monsanto surprises with adjusted profit as expenses drop

Oct. 5, 2016 at 11:45 am CDT

Reuters — U.S. seeds and agrochemicals company Monsanto, which agreed last month to be bought by Germany’s Bayer for US$66 billion, reported a surprise adjusted profit, helped by a drop in expenses and higher corn seed volumes. Monsanto agreed in September to a sweetened $128-per-share offer from Bayer that, if […]