Bayer considers halting glyphosate production

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CHARLEBOIS: How glyphosate became agriculture's scapegoat

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Bayer is warning it may halt production of glyphosate, the world’s most widely used herbicide, amid mounting legal pressure.

The issue is not science — it's economics.

Bayer has already earmarked US$16 billion to settle tens of thousands of lawsuits in the U.S. The controversy centres on claims that it causes non-Hodgkin lymphoma, yet the evidence remains inconclusive.

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