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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBayer Said to Explore Bid for $40 Billion Seed Company M0n$@nt0
Bayer AG is exploring a potential bid for U.S. competitor Monsanto Co. in a deal that would create the worlds largest supplier of seeds and farm chemicals, according to people familiar with the matter.
The German firm has held preliminary discussions internally and with advisers about buying Monsanto, which has a market value of about $43 billion...
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-12/bayer-said-to-explore-bid-for-40-billion-seed-company-monsanto
Bayer has some very interesting products in their history, particularly in the 1940s.
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Bayer Said to Explore Bid for $40 Billion Seed Company M0n$@nt0 (Original Post)
lagomorph777
May 2016
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bkkyosemite
(5,792 posts)1. Chemical companies suppliers of our seeds...bastards.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)2. Yeah, you might want to look up exactly what kinds of chemicals.
Dr Hobbitstein
(6,568 posts)3. Monsanto is coming for you.
Right now, as we speak. We've seen your activities on this board. We're coming.