Modified wheat found in Eastern Oregon cost growers money in lost exports.
Modified wheat found in Eastern Oregon cost growers money in lost exports.
Monsanto has not admitted liability, but has agreed to pay:
- A total of $250,000 to wheat growers’ associations, including $100,000 to the National Wheat Foundation, and $50,000 each to the Washington Association of Wheat Growers, the Oregon Wheat Growers’ League, and the Idaho Grain Producers’ Association
- $2.125 million into a settlement fund, which will be designated to pay farmers in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho who sold soft white wheat between May 30, 2013 and November 30, 2013.
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