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Monsanto says would divest all of Syngenta’s seed business

By Carey Gillam, GFM Network News May 21, 2015

Reuters — Monsanto, the world’s largest seed company, said Wednesday it plans to divest Syngenta’s seeds and genetic traits businesses as well as some overlapping chemistry assets to win regulatory approval for a takeover of its Swiss rival. “We intend to make this a really clean deal… really easy to get done,” Monsanto president Brett

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As it woos Syngenta, Monsanto mounts campaign to combat critics

By Carey Gillam, GFM Network News May 15, 2015

Reuters — As seed and chemical maker Monsanto woos Swiss ag chem firm Syngenta, Monsanto also is trying to win over consumers in key international markets, rolling out social media and marketing campaigns. U.S.-based Monsanto said it has recently launched interactive consumer-oriented websites in China, France, India, Argentina and Brazil, in addition to a lead

Crops, Markets

Monsanto’s Syngenta gambit seen hinging on sale of seed businesses

By GFM Network News, Ludwig Burger, Pamela Barbaglia May 14, 2015

London/Frankfurt | Reuters –– U.S. seeds giant Monsanto is trying to line up buyers for assets worth up to US$8 billion to appease competition authorities before making a fresh takeover approach for Swiss rival Syngenta, possibly within three weeks, industry sources said. Monsanto is expected to tap German chemicals group BASF, an existing joint venture

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Major Syngenta shareholders would back Monsanto bid, if higher

By GFM Network News May 8, 2015

London | Reuters — Major investors in Swiss agrochemicals firm Syngenta are confident a deal with Monsanto will come off if the U.S. firm ups its initial US$45 billion bid by at least 10 per cent. After rebuffing the takeover offer announced earlier Friday, Syngenta said the bid fundamentally undervalued the firm and that its

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Monsanto, Syngenta hire advisors on possible takeover

By GFM Network News, Pamela Barbaglia May 7, 2015

London/Frankfurt | Reuters –– Agricultural companies Monsanto and Syngenta are working with investment banks on a takeover deal that would create an industry behemoth with combined sales of more than US$31 billion, three sources familiar with the matter said. Swiss crop chemicals maker Syngenta is working with Goldman Sachs to assess the merits of a

Crops

Phosphorus acid a strong option for disease control in potatoes

Both foliar or post-harvest application are options, depending on circumstances

By Julienne Isaacs May 6, 2015

Phosphorus acid was a much-discussed topic at Manitoba Potato Production Days in Brandon this year, and for good reason. A variety of phosphorus acid treatments, registered in Canada under the labels Phostrol, Rampart and Confine, are useful additions to growers’ tool boxes for disease control. Susan Ainsworth, a potato specialist for Syngenta in Manitoba, offered

Crops, Markets

Monsanto reported offering again to buy Syngenta

By GFM Network News, Reuters April 30, 2015

Reuters — Monsanto, the world’s largest seed company, has again approached Switzerland’s Syngenta in recent weeks with an offer to buy the company, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. However, the Swiss crop chemical maker has concerns, as the merger would raise antitrust issues, Bloomberg said. The two companies may again fail to

Crops, Markets

Syngenta sales feel effect of low commodity prices

By Alice Baghdjian, GFM Network News April 17, 2015

Zurich | Reuters –– Swiss firm Syngenta, the world’s largest maker of crop chemicals, suffered a bigger than expected fall in first-quarter sales having been hit by low commodity prices, the strong dollar and a prolonged winter in the U.S. The price of corn fell about 15 per cent in 2014, on top of a

Crops

Cargill begins selling GM corn seed at centre of lawsuits

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek February 2, 2015

Reuters — Cargill has started selling a variety of genetically modified Syngenta corn seed that previously disrupted U.S. grain trading, now that China has approved imports of the biotech crop. Cargill, one of the top U.S. grain exporters, began selling seed containing the Agrisure Viptera trait last month and scrapped a policy that required farmers

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Cargill likely to stay private, CEO says

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek January 27, 2015

Miami | Reuters — Cargill, one of the world’s largest privately held corporations and a top commodities trader, will likely remain private for at least another decade, its CEO said on Tuesday as he assessed challenges facing the 150-year old company. David MacLennan, who has led Cargill for the past 13 months, also revealed that

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Monsanto says would divest all of Syngenta’s seed business

As it woos Syngenta, Monsanto mounts campaign to combat critics

Monsanto’s Syngenta gambit seen hinging on sale of seed businesses

Major Syngenta shareholders would back Monsanto bid, if higher

Monsanto, Syngenta hire advisors on possible takeover

Phosphorus acid a strong option for disease control in potatoes

Monsanto reported offering again to buy Syngenta

Syngenta sales feel effect of low commodity prices

Cargill begins selling GM corn seed at centre of lawsuits

Cargill likely to stay private, CEO says

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