Monsanto nixes sale of high-speed planter unit to Deere

The world’s largest seed company, Monsanto, said it terminated its November 2015 deal to sell Precision Planting to Deere and Co., the world’s largest farm-equipment maker, and was looking for another purchaser. The Justice Department filed an antitrust suit against the sale to Deere, saying it would dominate the market for high-speed planters, which are… » Read More

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