Farmers win $217.7 million in GMO case; Syngenta will appeal

In the first of several class-action lawsuits pending against Syngenta, a federal-court jury awarded $217.7 million to farmers who blamed the seed company for a collapse in corn prices when China rejected cargoes of corn that included the genetically modified Syngenta strain. The Swiss-based company said it would appeal the verdict. A trial involving 60,000… » Read More

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