CCI probe finds market abuse by Monsanto arm in India: report

22 May 2019

Besides overpricing its Bt cotton seed in India, the Monsanto joint venture MMBL also charged higher trait fees from seed producers in Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan, reports citing the CCI report said

Supreme Court holds Monsanto’s patent on GM cotton seeds valid in India

08 Jan 2019

For Monsanto, now owned by German pharma and life sciences major Bayer AG, the apex court ruling involving its business in the world’s biggest producer of the fiber comes as a rare victory

Monsanto fined $289 mn for causing cancer by Roundup weed killer

11 Aug 2018

A US jury has ordered chemical giant Monsanto to pay $289 million, including $250 million in punitive damages to a dying groundskeeper, saying the company did not even care to warn the poor man that its weed killer Roundup might cause cancer

US regulator approves $62.5 bn Bayer-Monsanto merger

10 Apr 2018

While economists say there is a strong likelihood of market abuse when four companies control 45 per cent of the market, the move by the US department of justice will allow one company to control 77 per cent of all seed corn, 69 per cent of all seed traits and 58-97 per cent of the markets in cotton, soybeans, and canola

California to list glyphosate as cancer-causing

27 Jun 2017

Monsanto terminates deal to sell Precision Planting farm equipment to Deere & Co

02 May 2017

Nuziveedu Seeds can continue using Monsanto Bt cotton: HC

29 Mar 2017

‘I should get medal’ for helping Monsanto: EPA official

17 Mar 2017

A regulatory official, in charge of evaluating the cancer risk of Monsanto Co’s weed killer Roundup, allegedly bragged that he deserved a medal if he could kill another agency’s investigation into the herbicide’s key chemical

Lawsuit alleges Monsanto staff ghostwrote safety reports

15 Mar 2017

Employees of Monsanto Co ghostwrote supposedly independent scientific reports that US regulators relied on to determine that a chemical in its Roundup weed killer does not cause cancer, those suing the company claimed in court filings

Monsanto shareholders approve $66-bn acquisition by Bayer

14 Dec 2016

A deal would create a company commanding more than a quarter of the combined world market for seeds and pesticides

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