I hate being the only one trying to inject some reason into these witch hunts, but… it just ain’t so.
If Monsanto really were a monopolist in agricultural seed production, then how would it be possible for entire countries in Europe to ban their products? Not only are they not a monopoly producer of “seeds in general”, but they have serious competition in GM (genetically modified) sees, as well. Players such as Syngenta (a $37 billion corporation) and DuPont (on par with Monsanto in total market value at around $56 billion) are serious about GM seeds, and not everyone wants GM crops and seeds, so there are other players in the seed market, too.
The fact is that Monsanto is not a monopoly. In market economies it is nearly impossible to become a monopoly without a government franchise. I’m not suggesting that Monsanto doesn’t attempt to obtain that; they very well might. But don’t confuse public relations (even the bad public relations that some try to foist onto them) with fact.
Oh, what the hell. Go ahead and confuse them. I’m still holding onto the stock regardless.