( October 1, 2025, 23:50 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The US Federal Trade Commission has asked a federal judge to stay proceedings in its antitrust case against Syngenta Crop Protection AG and Corteva over pesticides after the government shutdown. "Absent an appropriation, FTC attorneys are prohibited from working, even on a voluntary basis, except in very limited circumstances," and the FTC's policy is to seek a stay as it has done in response to previous lapses in federal appropriations, the agency said in its motion filed to the Middle District of North Carolina.See attached file....
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