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Pesticide maker, seed producer mergers draw scepticism
Published Thu, Sep 15, 2016 · 09:50 PM
Chicago
THE rationale behind Bayer AG's US$66 billion takeover of Monsanto Co, and other huge deals in the same industry, is that farmers are better served by a company offering optimised packages of seeds, crop chemicals and technology services. But not everyone is convinced.
Bayer is one of the largest producers of pesticides and Monsanto is the world's biggest…
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