Senate Judiciary chair asks for U.S. review of Syngenta-ChemChina deal

The Obama administration should examine the food-security implications of the proposed $43 billion purchase by state-owned ChemChina of Swiss-based Syngenta, one of the world’s largest seed and agro-chemical companies, said the Senate Judiciary chairman and the Democratic leader of the Senate Agriculture Committee. In a letter, the senators said the prospect of larger foreign investment in… » Read More

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