Syngenta Corn DDGS Exporter Lawsuits

Impact of Syngenta’s Corn Rejection on Exporting Companies

Simmons Hanly Conroy GMO corn attorneys are currently investigating the legal rights of businesses in the corn industry who may have been harmed by China’s rejection of corn and DDGS shipments that contained traces of Agrisure Viptera^® MIR 162 corn.

Last updated: December 18, 2020

Simmons Hanly Conroy is no longer accepting Syngenta Corn DDGS exporter lawsuit cases.

Background

Viptera^® and the newer Duracade^™ are genetically modified corn types made by Syngenta, a Swiss-based seed company. Viptera^® has been on sale in the United States since 2009, and Duracad^™ (its second-generation MIR 162 product) was released earlier this year. Although Syngenta made statements that approval of the MIR 162 trait in China was imminent (including statements by its CEO Michael Mack in 2012 that he expected approval by China “within a matter of a couple of days”), neither Viptera^® corn nor its second-generation Duracade^™ seed receive approval from Chinese regulators until years later.

Corn Exporters May File Lawsuits against Syngenta for MIR 162 GMO Trait

In addition to corn farmers, corn and DDGS exporters and businesses involved in the grain market have also reported losses due to China’s rejection of corn ships containing elements of Viptera^® corn.

Companies have turned to Viptera^® corn attorneys and filed lawsuits against Syngenta alleging the global seed company is responsible for the damages caused to corn prices due to the rejection of corn and DDGS shipments by China.

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Companies currently suing Syngenta over China’s rejection of corn include:

Archer Daniels Midland (grain trader and processor)
Cargill Inc. (commodities trader/grain shipper)
Trans Coastal Supply Co. (grain exporter)

Simmons Hanly Conroy and our Viptera^® corn attorneys are currently investigating the legal rights of other grain industry businesses who may have experienced financial harm because of Syngenta’s Viptera^® and Duracade^™corn seed. Below is a list of business types in the grain industry who may have been harmed by Syngenta’s Viptera^® and Duracade^™ corn seed and be eligible to file a GMO corn lawsuit.

Grain trader or broker
Grain exporter
Grain processor
- Corn processing plants
- Corn processing facilities
- Coarse grain processing plants
Grain elevator
- Country elevator
- Terminal elevators, export type
- Terminal elevators, inland type
Grain milling industry
- Wet corn millers
- Dry corn millers
- Dry-mill ethanol producers
- Animal feed mills
Corn transportation companies
- Railroads
- Trucking companies
- Shipping companies
- Barge companies

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