By Khushita Vasant ( June 2, 2026, 20:23 GMT | Comment) -- At least 20 US state attorneys general have been investigating Bayer CropScience and Corteva, alongside the US Department of Justice, for allegedly anticompetitive practices in the soybean and corn seed industry, MLex has learned. However, states are concerned about the DOJ's decision to accept voluntary commitments from Bayer CropScience to stop engaging in potentially anticompetitive contractual restraints in its loyalty program, it is understood.At least 20 US state attorneys general have been investigating Bayer CropScience and Corteva, alongside the US Department of Justice, for allegedly anticompetitive practices in the soybean and corn seed industry, MLex has learned....
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