False Flag Images IMAGES – CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Bayer Offers to Buy Monsanto, Would Become Largest Agro-Chem Deal in a Year of Mega-Mergers. Details on the Bayer/Monsanto Merger. Analysis. In late May, Bayer AG made an unsolicited offer to acquire Monsanto for 62 billion in cash. If Monsanto accepts the offer it would become the largest foreign takeover by a Germany company in the country’s history. The deal comes amidst a period when global agrochemical companies are consolidating due to a mixture of market factors including a drop in commodity prices and the growing convergence between seeds and pesticides markets. + Opponents of the Merger. The Bayer-Monsanto talks only heighten the possibility that the industry, farmers and consumers could be adversely impacted by this consolidation trend. – Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) National Farmers Union president Roger Johnson stated that the union will likely oppose the deal as the union previously opposed the merger of two other agro mega-corporations: DuPont and Dow. Sources: Christopher Alessi, Bayer Makes 62 Billion Bid for Monsanto, Wall Street Journal, May 23, 2016; Ludwig Burger and Georgina Prodhan, Bayer Defies Critics With 62 Billion Monsanto Offer, Reuters, May 23, 2016; Mark Anderson, Bayer’s Proposed Monsnato Takeover Should Rouse Global Regulatory Scrutiny, Sacramento Business Journal, May 20, 2016; Diane Bartz and PJ Hufstutter, Rush for Ag-chem Megadeals Clogs Regulatory Path, Worries Farmers, Reuters, May 20, May 23, 2016 | Justin C. Brown. Download all images for free! Share this:MoreTweetPrintRedditShare on TumblrPocketTelegramWhatsAppEmailLike this:Like Loading...