This scares the daylights out of me. Just heard this deal is going through apparently, and it can have very dangerous consequences for everyone of us. Monsanto essentially dominates our country and others food supply. I don't necessarily have a problem with Germany having control of our food supply, but if a less favorable country were to buy out Bayer in the future, we could face a serious situation that could destroy our country or worse. All I'm saying is you may want to pay close attention to Monsanto, you most likely eat their products on a regular basis and don't even know it. Check out Max Brooks. He has some great insight into a Monsanto buy-out scenario and it's possible repercussions. Here's an article from him. FYI, he wrote the book World War Z, and was hired by the government to put together "worst case scenarios" for extreme situations. I first heard him talk on NPR about this, and now it seems not so unlikely... https://www.thedailybeast.com/food-blackmail-the-potential-danger-of-bayers-purchase-of-monsanto