Warnings mount on food impact of EU agrochemical plans
30 April 2008
As food prices rise around the world, more European groups are predicting that the region's food production will be adversely affected by proposals to change EU agrochemical legislation.

Bayer files patent infringement suit in China
22 April 2008
EPA gets taken to court over the re-registration of four organophosphate insecticides.

US leads way on global reviews
22 April 2008
The US agrochemical industry and regulators concede that challenges remain in fulfilling the OECD’s 2004 vision of routine work-sharing.

Agrow at a glance: No 541, 18 April 2008
18 April 2008
The Companies section is dominated by Monsanto, which, apart from producing record second-quarter results, entered into a deal with Bayer CropScience for a fungicidal seed treatment for GM SmartStax maize. The company is also to expand its glyphosate herbicide production facility in the US. This has been prompted by a global shortage and strong demand for the herbicide, which boosted second-quarter sales....

Agrow World Crop Protection News: No 541, 18 April 2008
18 April 2008
Bayer/Monsanto in seed treatment deal; Monsanto to expand glyphosate plant; Amvac held back in first quarter....

Monsanto to expand glyphosate plant
18 April 2008
Monsanto is to invest up to $196 million over the next 18 months in its US glyphosate herbicide manufacturing facility in Luling, Louisiana.

Bayer Monsanto in seed treatment deal
18 April 2008
Bayer CropScience and Monsanto enters into an exclusive agreement on a new fungicidal seed treatment for maize.

US EPA faces FIFRA/ESA lawsuit
16 April 2008
EPA gets taken to court over the re-registration of four organophosphate insecticides.

Agrow World Crop Protection News: No 540, 4 April 2008
4 April 2008
Valent BioSciences in Chinese PGR pact; Monsanto ups earnings forecast again; BASF wins Chinese court ruling on illegal pesticides; MAI sales up 14% in fourth quarter....

Agrow at a glance: No 540, 4 April 2008
4 April 2008
Financial results continue to dominate the Companies section, with Makhteshim-Agan Industries (MAI) and Cheminova registering agrochemical sales increases for 2007....

Brazil 2007 market up 32%
3 April 2008
Brazilian agrochemical sales rise by 32.4% in 2007 to $5,188 million against the previous year.

Mexico opens way to GM maize trials
3 April 2008
Mexico paves the way for field trials of genetically modified maize, following regulations that came into force last month.

Monsanto ups earnings forecast again
2 April 2008
Monsanto to raise its earnings guidance for fiscal 2008 for the third time, spurred by the strong sales of its seed and trait business and also by its Roundup operation.

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