# ADM, Cargill still pursue Syngenta over China GMO corn rejections

> ADM and Cargill are continuing legal action against Syngenta over U.S. corn shipments rejected by China before it approved the GMO strain in December 2014. More than 1 million tonnes were rejected, causing losses for farmers and traders.

- Date: 2017-09-28 · published 2017-09-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68926-adm-cargill-still-pursue-syngenta-over-china-gmo-corn-rejections
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The litigation concerns past trade losses rather than current supply, so it has limited near-term price impact, though it highlights the risk of GMO approval gaps in export markets.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-09-26 | [Syngenta agrees to settle U.S. farmer lawsuits over GMO corn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68859-syngenta-agrees-to-settle-u-s-farmer-lawsuits-over-gmo-corn.md) | +3.3% | +2.4% |
| 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 | 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 | 2023-02-15 | [US Still Not Happy About GM Corn Trade Conditions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37299-us-still-not-happy-about-gm-corn-trade-conditions.md) | -0.3% | -5.3% |
| CORN | 2024-04-09 | [Canada argues against Mexico’s restrictions on GM corn \| CBAN](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30702-canada-argues-against-mexico-s-restrictions-on-gm-corn-cban.md) | -0.4% | +2.2% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syngenta-ag-corn-lawsuits/adm-cargill-still-pursue-syngenta-over-china-gmo-corn-rejections-idUSKCN1C3009/

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