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1. September 28, 2026News4 receipts4 min

   Corteva agrees to end pesticide rebates the FTC and 12 states say kept cheaper generics off distributors' shelves: for 10 years no loyalty rebate may hinge on buying more than half of an off-patent ingredient from Corteva, where the complaint alleged one Corteva program required generally at least 85 percent, and the states get $35 million to spend as their attorneys general see fit, while the case against Syngenta goes on.

   Corteva, Inc. has agreed to settle its part of the antitrust case the Federal Trade Commission and 12 states brought in 2022 over pesticide 'loyalty' rebates. Under a stipulated order filed September 25 in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, Corteva may not, for 10 years, run loyalty programs that condition payments or other benefits on a distributor buying more than 50 percent of its needs for an off-patent Corteva active ingredient from Corteva, or cap its generic purchases below 50 percent. The amended complaint alleged that one of the two Corteva programs it challenged set thresholds of generally at least 85 percent. Corteva will pay $35,000,000 to California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin; their attorneys general decide how to use it, and distribution to farmers is one of seven permitted uses. Corteva does not admit the allegations. The order takes effect when the judge signs it. The FTC's September 28 release says litigation against Syngenta remains ongoing.

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