Insights and Stories on Roundup

U.S. criticizes Vietnam ban of glyphosate imports

Apr. 11, 2019 at 9:12 pm CDT

Chicago/Hanoi | Reuters — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue on Thursday criticized Vietnam’s move to ban imports of glyphosate-based herbicides, saying the decision would have “devastating impacts on global agricultural production.” Vietnam’s government said in a statement that the toxic level of herbicides containing glyphosate had long been of […]

U.S. jury says Bayer must pay $80 million to man in Roundup cancer trial

Mar. 28, 2019 at 4:04 pm CDT

By Alexandria Sage Tina Bellon

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

By Jim Christie Tina Bellon

Colombian president defends use of glyphosate on coca crops

Mar. 8, 2019 at 3:03 pm CST

By Reuters

Bayer reaps profit lift from Monsanto

Feb. 27, 2019 at 10:49 am CST

Leverkusen, Germany | Reuters –– Bayer’s US$63 billion purchase of seed and chemical firm Monsanto made its mark on the German company’s fourth quarter earnings on Wednesday, lifting profit and boding well for the peak season of its enlarged agriculture business. However, mounting litigation risks related to Monsanto still cast […]

By Ludwig Burger

Bottles of Roundup herbicide on a shelf.

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

U.S. judge to allow controversial evidence in Roundup cancer trials

Jan. 28, 2019 at 7:48 pm CST

Reuters — A federal judge overseeing lawsuits alleging Bayer’s glyphosate-based Roundup herbicide causes cancer on Monday tentatively allowed pieces of controversial evidence that the company had hoped to exclude from upcoming trials. U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria during a hearing in San Francisco federal court called his decision “probably most […]

By Tina Bellon

Health Canada dismisses glyphosate objections

Jan. 12, 2019 at 3:31 am CST

Health Canada’s 2017 decision requiring no major changes to product labels for glyphosate herbicide will stand, despite the objections filed in its wake. The federal health department said Friday it has reviewed eight notices of objection received after it released its final re-evaluation decision on glyphosate in April 2017. The […]

By GFM Staff

Bayer to shed animal health division, others after Monsanto deal

Nov. 29, 2018 at 3:43 pm CST

Frankfurt | Reuters — Bayer, the German drugmaker that bought U.S. seed company Monsanto, announced on Thursday the sale of its animal health business and a number of others, around 12,000 job cuts and 3.3 billion euros (C$4.98 billion) in impairments. CEO Werner Baumann is under pressure to boost Bayer’s […]