Letter to DOJ opposes agriculture megamergers

PCC signed on to a group letter urging the U.S. Department of Justice to conduct a thorough investigation and to oppose the proposed agrochemical and seed mergers between Dow and DuPont, Bayer and Monsanto and Syngenta and ChemChina.

The letter was signed by nearly 325 farming, beekeeping, farmworker, religious, food safety, and conservation advocacy groups. It was delivered the letter to members of Congress, state attorneys general and the Department of Justice. View the letter.

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