MEXICO CITY, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Bayer is evaluating its legal options after Mexican health regulators for the first time rejected a GMO corn permit it was seeking, the German pharmaceutical and crop science giant said in a statement to Reuters on Friday, blasting the decision as “unscientific.” Reuters reported late last week that regulator […] Read more
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Mexico nixes new GMO corn permit for first time, farm lobby says
MEXICO CITY, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Mexican health safety regulators have rejected a new variety of GMO corn for the first time, the head of the country’s top farm lobby told Reuters, in a sign the government is hardening its position against genetically-modified crops. Mexico, birthplace of modern corn, has never permitted the commercial-scale cultivation […] Read more
No quick end seen to soaring glyphosate prices
Glyphosate prices are already double what they were last year and there are more increases coming, say analysts and industry officials. “There are two things happening that are kind of basically guaranteeing that outcome unfortunately,” said Marc-Andre Fortin, director of North American crop protection with Farmers Business Network. The first is Hurricane Ida, which delivered […] Read more
Bayer wins its first Roundup jury verdict in case of child’s cancer
Oct 5 (Reuters) – Bayer AG won its first trial over claims its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer after a California jury found that the herbicide was not a substantial cause of a child’s rare form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, the company said on Tuesday. Destiny Clark alleged that her son Ezra developed Burkitt’s lymphoma after he […] Read more
Bayer takes Roundup battle to Supreme Court
Company hopes top U.S. bench will reverse lower court rulings that ordered millions of dollars in glyphosate damages
FRANKFURT (Reuters) — Bayer, trying to contain billions of dollars in legal costs, has filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse an appeals court verdict that upheld damages to a customer who blamed his cancer on the company’s glyphosate-based herbicide. Bayer recently lost a third appeal against verdicts that sided with users […] Read more
When will glyphosate prices fall?
The price of the active ingredient in glyphosate appears to have reached a ceiling and that should eventually bring an end to a series of price hikes for the popular herbicide. Glyphosate technical values in China have remained flat for the past three or four weeks for the first time since January 2020. “This is […] Read more
Farmers’ tool, not politicians’ tactic
Ahead of a federal election call, three federal ministers called a halt to a process that would likely have yielded quick results on increasing the maximum residue limits for glyphosate applied to dry beans, lentils and peas. Regular reviews of the scientific data for safe levels of pesticides on food products and in the environment […] Read more
Bayer takes legal battle over Roundup cancer claims to U.S. Supreme Court
FRANKFURT, Aug 16 (Reuters) – Bayer, trying to contain billions of dollars in legal costs, filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse an appeals court verdict that upheld damages to a customer blaming his cancer on the German group’s glyphosate-based weedkillers. Bayer last week lost a third appeal against verdicts that sided […] Read more
Bayer loses third appeals case over glyphosate
FRANKFURT, Aug 10 (Reuters) – Bayer lost a third appeal against U.S. court verdicts that awarded damages to customers blaming their cancers on use of its glyphosate-based weedkillers, leaving the German drugs and pesticides group to pin hopes for legal relief on the U.S. Supreme Court. A California appeals court late on Monday upheld an […] Read more
Glyphosate MRLs may be increased
In May, Health Canada proposed increasing the maximum residue levels of glyphosate for commodities such as oats, lentils, peas and beans. Canadians had 75 days to comment on the changes. The consultation period ended July 20. For certain crops, the proposed MRLs are higher than previous levels. The Canadian Organic Trade Association said this is […] Read more
