Meanings of ready soybeans in English

Nelson, for example, has been a fan of Roundup since Monsanto introduced Roundup Ready soybeans and corn in the 1990s.

Monsanto said last summer it would maintain export approval status for Roundup Ready soybeans through 2021, four years longer than it pledged initially.

The first, in 2014, will be the herbicide-tolerant Roundup Ready soybeans developed by Monsanto Co MON.N and used by most U.S. soybean farmers.

Monsanto says breeders and seed companies will be in position to put a generic version of Roundup Ready soybeans on the market in 2015.

Begemann also said the company could not yet provide early harvest data for its new generation of Roundup Ready soybeans, dubbed Roundup Ready 2 Yield.

Monsanto, the world's largest seed company, has a reputation for zealously defending patents on its genetically altered crops, including Roundup Ready soybeans, corn and cotton.

His legal brief states the technology fees for Roundup Ready soybeans have risen to $17.50 per bag by 2009 from about $4.50 in 1996.