Bayer says dicamba report not new
Reuters
Published Aug 17, 2018 14:38
Bayer says dicamba report not new
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Bayer (DE:BAYGn) said on Friday that a German media report this week that U.S. farmers were suing its Monsanto (NYSE:MON) unit over crop damage caused by weedkiller dicamba does not represent a new development.
Bayer shares fell on Thursday, with traders citing a report by German weekly WirtschaftsWoche saying farmers in Arkansas and South Dakota had filed new class action lawsuits against Monsanto and against BASF (DE:BASFn) with a St. Louis court.
The cases, which were directed at number of other companies, "have been known about for quite some time, and media from the United States and Germany have already reported on this matter", Bayer said.
Reuters previously reported that farmers were already suing dicamba manufacturers, claiming crops were damaged by neighbours' use of dicamba-based weedkillers.
Older versions of dicamba are known to easily evaporate and travel to off-target plants but makers of next-generation dicamba, also including DowDuPont (N:DWDP), say the new products address the issue - provided farmers adhere to label instructions.
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