Monsanto Co said it reached an agreement with American farmers producing wheat, which sued the company over the failure of the market after it was discovered that banned genetically modified wheat growing without control in Oregon.

Wheat Roundup Ready Monsanto, which has never received approvals from the regulatory authorities in the U.S. and the company ceased to test ten years ago, was found on a farmer's field in Oregon in 2013. The company stated that all the experimental crop was destroyed or sent to storage.

South Korea and Japan has temporarily stopped the purchase of U.S. wheat after these news because of fears that banned GM wheat could fall in the supply of wheat.

Monsanto did not admit guilt but agreed to pay 250 000$ to associations of producers of wheat, including 100 000$ to the National Fund of wheat and 50 000$ Association of wheat producers of Washington, the League of wheat producers in Oregon and the Association of grain producers of Idaho.

The company will also contribute $2,125 million in estimated Fund farmers of Washington, Oregon and Idaho that sold soft white wheat in the period from 30 may to 30 November 2013.

Monsanto will reimburse the plaintiffs attorneys ' fees and costs related to legal proceedings. At least three collective lawsuit will be dismissed as part of the agreement.

The investigation of the case of GM wheat Monsanto is still ongoing, because the inspection Service animal and plant health U.S. Department of agriculture U.S. said in September about the next discovery is prohibited wheat Monsanto on the experimental field of the University of Montana in HUNTLEY, where from 2000 to 2003, she conducted field experiments.

GM wheat is not permitted for commercial production, in spite of this, Monsanto and several other companies are developing genetically modified varieties.