"Monsanto has accepted a takeover offer from Germany's Bayer at $128 a share, the BBC has learned.
The move would be the biggest all-cash deal ever and will form the world's biggest seeds and pesticides company worth $66bn (£50bn).
As well as farm-products, Bayer also sells healthcare products including Alka-Seltzer.
Monsanto is known for its genetically modified seeds for crops including corn, soybeans, cotton and wheat."
BBC News had the story September 14, 2016.
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Source: BBC News, 09/14/2016