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Syngenta and US farmers to have their day in court
US farmer lawsuits against Swiss company Syngenta have been given the go ahead to proceed as a class action by a...
Syngenta
Agri-Business
Chinese takeover of Syngenta awaits EU clearance
Chinese state-owned Chemchina has sought approval from the European Commission for its $43 billion takeover of Swiss Company Syngenta. The Chinese...
Agri-Business
Bayer increases takeover offer for Monsanto, negotiations at 'advanced' stage
Monsanto has confirmed that it has received an updated non-binding proposal for a potential acquisition of the company from Bayer for...
Agri-Business
US gives green light for ChemChina's Syngenta takeover
ChemChina has received clearance from a US security panel on its $43 billion takeover of Swiss agri-business Syngenta. The Committee...
Agri-Business
Syngenta posts drop in profits of 7% for first half of 2016
Syngenta, the Swiss agribusiness that produces agrochemicals and seeds, has posted a drop in profits at actual rates of 7% for...
Agri-Business
Bayer and Monsanto confirm they're in talks to merge
Bayer, the global agricultural chemical company, has confirmed that its executives recently met with executives of Monsanto to privately discuss...
Arable
Has Germany put the kibosh on next week's EU glyphosate vote?
Germany looks set to abstain in an EU vote next week on the continued use of glyphosate in weed killers,...
Agri-Business
Is Bayer preparing to buy Monsanto?
German multinational chemical and pharmaceutical company Bayer may buy US-agribusiness giant Monsanto for more than $40 billion, according to the...
Agri-Business
Syngenta looks to greater seed profitability as sales drop
Group sales of Swiss agrochemical and seed manufacturer Syngenta dropped to $3.7 billion for the first quarter of 2016, according...
Environment
Poll shows most Europeans want glyphosate banned
Two-thirds of Europeans want glyphosate banned according to a poll by the international market research firm YouGov. According to the...
Agri-Business
Syngenta to be sold (and it's not to Monsanto)
ChemChina has made an offer of $43 billion to takeover Syngenta, the Swiss agribusiness that produces agrochemicals and seeds. The Chinese...
Agri-Business
Syngenta CEO to step down
The CEO of Syngenta, Mike Mack has informed the Board of the company of his intention to step down as...
Agri-Business
Monsanto abandons Syngenta takeover offer
Monsanto has abandoned its takeover offer to buy Syngenta, the company has announced. Syngenta has communicated that Monsanto’s enhanced proposal...
Agri-Business
Monsanto increases takeover bid for Syngenta
Monsanto has increased its offer to takeover Syngenta, valuing the Swiss company at around $47 billion, according to Reuters. Monsanto,...
Arable
‘Tillage farmers' margins increase with hybrids’
Tillage farmers’ margins increase with hybrids was the take home message from Seedtech’s Commercial Director Aidan Moore at this year’s...
Agri-Business
Monsanto reports 'strong' results, says Syngenta takeover still on
Monsanto reports that it had a strong third quarter, with net sales, gross profit and earnings per share all up compared...
Agri-Business
Syngenta rejects Monsanto's second takeover offer
Syngenta has rejected a second offer from Monsanto to acquire the company, the company says. The only change to Monsanto’s...
Agri-Business
Monsanto expected to increase bid to buy Syngenta
Monsanto is expected to increase its bid to buy Syngenta, after its bid of $45 billion was rejected by Syngenta....
