By Ryan Hanrahan
Progressive Farmer’s Chris Clayton reported that “farm groups that only days ago celebrated Bayer’s U.S. Supreme Court victory over glyphosate labeling now are accusing the company of abandoning farmers after Monsanto asked federal trade officials to impose steep duties on glyphosate imports from China.”
“Monsanto, which is now owned by Bayer Crop Science and its subsidiary, Ruevon LLC, filed a petition with the International Trade Commission (ITC), alleging glyphosate from China is being sold in the U.S. below fair-market value,” Clayton reported. “Monsanto asked the ITC to issue antidumping duties on Chinese glyphosate, ranging from 68.9% to 446.47%. Bayer/Monsanto is the only U.S. manufacturer of glyphosate and produces roughly 60% of glyphosate sold in the U.S.”
“Farm groups denounced the petition, pointing out glyphosate is one of the most heavily used herbicides in row-crop production,” Clayton reported. “Jed Bower, an Ohio farmer and president of the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), told DTN the goodwill built up over years of supporting glyphosate use and EPA science in court cases was apparently quickly forgotten by Bayer/Monsanto.”
“‘We went to bat for them for so long in those court cases, supporting them and celebrated even last week with the Supreme Court,’ Bower said,” according to Clayton’s reporting.
Source : illinois.edu