Bayer Declares Force Majeure on Glyphosate
13 February 2022 Shortages of key herbicides were already predicted to be a problem for the 2022 U.S. season. That situation has gone from bad to worse in a matter of days.
According to a Feb. 11 letter sent to customers from Dr. Udo Schneider, Bayer Crop Science Global Head of Active Ingredient Manufacturing, which CropLife viewed, one of the company’s key raw material suppliers experienced a mechanical failure in its manufacturing plant, which is resulting in a substantial reduction in production rates.
As of now, given the supplier notification, Bayer expects repairs of the production line to take around three months. It was unclear from the letter which raw material/s were affected.
Read the full story at AgriBusiness Global sister site, CropLife.
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