Dive Brief:
- Cargill now sells genetically modified corn, Syngenta AG's Viptera strain, which the company previously regulated by requiring farmers to report to the company any corn deliveries that may contain the strain.
- The eased regulations come after China approved the Viptera GMO corn crop in December, which the country had banned starting in November 2013.
- Cargill said that China's ban on the Viptera crops caused the company significant financial woes, leading to the lawsuit taken against Syngenta for damages.
Dive Insight:
Cargill's lawsuit against Syngenta for its GMO corn isn't the only one that company faces, including lawsuits from several farmers from various states, including Kansas, and Archer Daniels Midland Co. Syngenta filed its own lawsuit against Bunge over its refusal to sell the Viptera strain, which it dropped in December.