WATERTOWN, Wis. \u2013It was announced yesterday that the Monsanto Company and its subsidiary Ruveon LLC, both owned by Bayer, have filed petitions with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) and the U.S. Department of Commerce seeking anti-dumping and countervailing duties on glyphosate imports. This petition is cause for serious concern from Wisconsin Corn.<\/p>\n
Glyphosate is one of the most widely used herbicides in corn production and an essential tool for Wisconsin farmers. Any action that restricts supply or increases the cost of glyphosate would place additional financial pressure on growers already facing tight margins and continued uncertainty in the agricultural economy.<\/p>\n
\u201cFarmers depend on access to affordable, reliable crop protection tools to remain competitive,\u201d said Paul Jarvis, a Wautoma corn grower and president of Wisconsin Corn Growers Association. \u201cTrade actions that have the potential to raise input costs<\/a> ultimately hurt family farms and rural communities across Wisconsin. At a time when farmers are already managing volatile markets and rising production expenses, increasing the cost of essential crop inputs is the wrong approach.\u201d<\/p>\n Bayer\u2019s petition alleges that glyphosate imports from China are being sold at less than fair market value in the United States. If approved, the requested duties could increase the cost of one of the most commonly used herbicides in U.S. agriculture. WCGA will continue working with the National Corn Growers Association and federal policymakers to advocate for policies that protect farmers\u2019 access to affordable crop inputs and preserve the competitiveness of Wisconsin agriculture.<\/p>\n Wisconsin Corn serves the state\u2019s corn growers through the Wisconsin Corn Promotion Board (WCPB) and Wisconsin Corn Growers Association (WCGA). The WCPB utilizes checkoff funds to develop and defend markets, fund research and provide education about corn and corn products. WCGA is a united, grassroots-driven member organization representing growers from across Wisconsin on important state and national agricultural issues in an effort to increase member profitability and opportunity. For more information, visit wicorn.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2014 Wisconsin Corn<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WATERTOWN, Wis. \u2013It was announced yesterday that the Monsanto Company and its subsidiary Ruveon LLC, both owned by…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":47792,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21161],"tags":[21182,23043],"class_list":["post-47791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bayer","tag-bayer","tag-corn"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47791","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47791"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47791\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47792"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}