Insights and Stories on Syngenta

EU nations back ban on all outdoor neonic use

Apr. 27, 2018 at 11:18 am CDT

Brussels | Reuters — European Union countries backed a proposal on Friday to ban all use outdoors of insecticides known as neonicotinoids that studies have shown can harm bees. The ban, championed by environmental activists, covers the use of three active substances — imidacloprid, developed by Bayer CropScience; clothianidin, developed […]

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

Mar. 12, 2018 at 8:09 pm CDT

By Brendan Pierson

ADM, Syngenta settle suit over biotech corn exports

Feb. 16, 2018 at 6:54 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

ADM, Cargill still pursue Syngenta over corn rejections

Sep. 28, 2017 at 2:15 am CDT

By Karl Plume

Syngenta agrees to settle GMO corn litigation

Sep. 26, 2017 at 2:53 pm CDT

By Nate Raymond

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

Field studies fuel dispute over whether neonics harm bees

Jun. 30, 2017 at 7:51 pm CDT

London | Reuters — Two major studies into how bees are affected by a group of pesticides banned in Europe gave mixed results on Thursday, fuelling a row over whether the neonicotinoid pesticides are safe. The studies, one conducted across three European countries and another in Canada, found some negative […]

By Kate Kelland

Bayer files for Monsanto takeover approval with EU regulators

Jun. 30, 2017 at 2:57 pm CDT

Frankfurt | Reuters — Bayer has filed a request for approval of its planned US$66 billion takeover of U.S. seeds company Monsanto with European Union regulators, as suitors line up for assets that Bayer will sell to get the approval by year-end. Bayer, which is bracing for the EU Commission […]

By Reuters

BASF ready to snatch seed bargains as rivals sell assets

Jun. 29, 2017 at 4:27 pm CDT

Ludwigshafen, Germany | Reuters — BASF will consider buying seed assets that rivals are putting on the block to win antitrust approval for tie-ups, saying bargain prices could persuade BASF to overcome its traditional reluctance to expand into the seeds industry. Sources familiar with BASF’s thinking have said that competition […]

By Ludwig Burger Patricia Weiss

Syngenta eyes Bayer assets to bolster seed operations

Jun. 27, 2017 at 1:03 pm CDT

Basel | Reuters — Switzerland’s Syngenta, the crop protection company acquired by ChemChina, has vowed to bulk up its seeds business and join the chase for assets rival Bayer must sell to gain regulatory approval for its takeover of Monsanto. Syngenta, a distant third in the global seeds market behind […]

By Reuters