# Syngenta agrees to settle U.S. farmer lawsuits over GMO corn

> Syngenta agreed to settle lawsuits brought by U.S. corn farmers who claimed it negligently commercialized the Viptera GMO corn seed before China approved it. The article notes that Chinese authorities had rejected millions of tonnes of U.S. corn imports before approving Viptera in December 2014.

- Date: 2017-09-26 · published 2017-09-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68859-syngenta-agrees-to-settle-u-s-farmer-lawsuits-over-gmo-corn
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The settlement removes litigation risk around GMO corn commercialization but has little direct effect on prices. It is a reminder that biotech approval gaps can disrupt corn export flows to China.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-03-13 | [$1.5B settlement in suit over Syngenta modified corn seed \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65982-1-5b-settlement-in-suit-over-syngenta-modified-corn-seed-ap-news.md) | -1.8% | +2.8% |
| CORN | 2018-03-12 | [Syngenta agrees to $1.5 B settlement of corn trait litigation \| 2018-03-12 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65981-syngenta-agrees-to-1-5-b-settlement-of-corn-trait-litigation-2018-03-12-agri.md) | +1.7% | +5.0% |
| CORN | 2017-09-28 | [ADM, Cargill still pursue Syngenta over China GMO corn rejections](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68926-adm-cargill-still-pursue-syngenta-over-china-gmo-corn-rejections.md) | +2.6% | +2.3% |
| CORN | 2023-09-06 | [False alarms over Mexico’s GM-corn restrictions \| IATP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34073-false-alarms-over-mexico-s-gm-corn-restrictions-iatp.md) | -1.3% | -6.5% |
| CORN | 2024-11-11 | [Report: Mexico's GM Corn Restrictions Likely to Stay Despite U.S. Trade Dispute Win - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27398-report-mexico-s-gm-corn-restrictions-likely-to-stay-despite-u-s-trade-dispute.md) | -1.2% | -0.1% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/business/syngenta-agrees-to-settle-us-farmer-lawsuits-over-gmo-corn-idUSKCN1C12K8/

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