Monsanto. Its flagship product, Roundup, is a world-renowned glyphosate herbicide. The company is also a leading global producer of genetically modified (GE) seeds.
Monsanto, an American company, is a dazzling monopoly giant in the transgenic seed market, accounting for 7% to 1% of the transgenic seed market of corn, soybean, cotton and other important crops. More than 9% of genetically modified seeds in the world use its patents. In 29, it grew against the trend and ranked 41st in "Withstand the recession: the 1 fastest growing companies in the world" selected by American Fortune magazine.
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Monsanto is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, with branches in 66 countries and regions around the world, with more than 2, employees. Production includes corn, soybeans, cotton and other major crops, as well as fruit and vegetable seeds. At the same time, we cooperate with farmers, researchers, non-profit organizations, universities and other institutions through different projects and cooperative relationships.
At that time, the company's first product, artificial sweetener (saccharin), which was a substitute for sugar, became a supplier of Coca-Cola.
in may p>216, Bayer announced that it would acquire Monsanto, and signed an acquisition agreement with this American company in September of that year. As of February 28, 218, including Monsanto's outstanding debts, the purchase amount of this transaction is about 63 billion US dollars.
on June 7, 218, Bayer announced the completion of the acquisition of Monsanto, an American biotechnology company. Monsanto shareholders will receive compensation of $128 per share.
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