Seed company Syngenta, whose genetically engineered corn is blamed for a disruption in U.S. corn exports to China, says it applied in 2010 to cultivate the same variety in China, says Reuters. Syngenta later halted work on that process so it could focus on winning approval for import of the grain, said the news agency. China has yet to approve the variety known as MIR 162. A handful of growers sued Syngenta in recent days for $1 billion on grounds of lost sales and lower prices due to the export snafu. Syngenta says the lawsuits are baseless.