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Monsanto Says DOJ Has Issued CID for Information on Soybean Trait Business

Jan 14, 2010 | Read | Comments Off Tags: Anticompetitive practices under investigation, choice and innovation for america's farmers, creating best seed choice and innovation, monsanto the microsoft of agriculture, Monsanto's anticompetitive tactics, patent expiration and chance to compete, significance for competition, tipping point for competition

Author: Monsantoco

Monsanto announced today that the U.S. Department of Justice has issued a civil investigative demand (CID) requesting information on its soybean traits business. The DOJ is primarily seeking a confirmation that, as Monsanto has previously indicated, farmers and seed companies will continue to have access to the first-generation Roundup Ready® trait following patent expiry in 2014.

Please read our announcement here.

For more information on what a CID is and how it’s used by the DOJ, check out this 2008 FAQ written for the Yahoo-Google deal antitrust investigation.

More information on Monsanto and competition in the seed industry:

• Choice in Agriculture
• A Look at the Seed Industry: Innovation and the Competitive Seed Market (Monsanto.com)
• Monsanto Public Comments to the DOJ
• Yet More Evidence Against the DOJ’s Antitrust Plantings, Truth on the Market Blog, Jan 6, 2010

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Jan 14, 2010 | Read | Comments Off Tags: Anticompetitive practices under investigation, choice and innovation for america's farmers, creating best seed choice and innovation, monsanto the microsoft of agriculture, Monsanto's anticompetitive tactics, patent expiration and chance to compete, significance for competition, tipping point for competition