Bayer
says U.S. farmers unfazed by glyphosate litigation
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[October 30, 2019]
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Bayer <BAYGn.DE>, the
world's largest maker of seeds and pesticides, said U.S. farmers were
unperturbed by lawsuits seeking damages from Bayer for an alleged
cancer-causing effect of glyphosate-based herbicides.
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"There is extremely strong support among farmers, who are imploring
us to keep this crop chemical - which is systemically relevant for
the preparation of fields - on the market," Chief Executive Werner
Baumann told journalists in a conference call on Wednesday.
He added third-quarter herbicide sales were roughly on par with the
year-earlier level.
Bayer, which relies for most of its Crop Science business on U.S.
and Brazilian farmers, is now facing 42,700 U.S. plaintiffs blaming
its glyphosate-based weedkillers for their cancer, more than twice
the tally in July, raising the stakes in the group's efforts to
reach a settlement.
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(Reporting by Ludwig Burger; editing by Thomas Seythal)
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