By Nicole Ireland, CBC News, September 30, 2016
Concerns that buyout could decrease choice in the marketplace for farmers and consumers
A Canadian farming federation and an anti-GMO network are separately calling on the federal Competition Bureau to review the possible implications of Bayer’s $66-billion US takeover of seed giant Monsanto.
“Our position right now would be for the Competition Bureau to really … examine what the impact is going to be and making sure that there’s fair pricing and competition in the marketplace,” said Ron Bonnett, president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture.
