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Ban of Herbicide Could Benefit Agriculture Prices
Soybeans and cotton would be big winners if dicamba is deemed harmful to crops.
Boon for soybeans.
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A debate over the weed killer dicamba could end up limiting the use of agriculture herbicides and result in winners and losers among chemical companies and farmers.
Efforts to ban the herbicide could benefit the prices of agriculture products such as soybeans and cotton. At the same time, equities of chemical companies could face downward pressure. But no matter the outcome, the more likely winners will be non-genetically modified organics and owners of non-GMO farmland.