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Bayer says number of glyphosate plaintiffs jumps to 42,700

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October 30, 2019 — 02:40 am EDT

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FRANKFURT, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Germany's Bayer BAYGn.DE said on Wednesday that the number of U.S. plaintiffs blaming its glyphosate-based weedkillers for their cancer mushroomed to 42,700 from 18,400 in July.

Third-quarter adjusted core earnings for the group rose 7.5%to 2.3 billion euros ($2.6 billion), helped by higher sales of crop protection chemicals, seeds and consumer healthcare products, it added.

(Reporting by Ludwig Burger Editing by Tassilo Hummel)

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