BusinessDealsBASF Beats Estimates as Farming Helps Offset Trade-War PainFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftGift this articleContact us:Provide news feedback or report an errorConfidential tip?Send a tip to our reportersSite feedback:Take our SurveyNew WindowFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftBy Andrew Marc NoelOctober 24, 2019 at 5:17 AM UTCUpdated on October 24, 2019 at 7:36 AM UTCBookmarkSaveLock This article is for subscribers only.BASF SE reported third-quarter profit that slightly beat estimates after its 8 billion-euro ($8.9 billion) purchase of agrochemical and seed assets from Bayer AG helped offset an economic slowdown stoked by the U.S.-China trade war.