So Bayer, a German corporation, profits from sales of glyphosate, while using glyphosate as a dessicant is outlawed in Germany itself? Yes, that is exactly correct.

https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2026/09/11/884810.htm

The Opponents' Argument: As noted in the quote, critics argue the settlement does not provide enough compensation and effectively traps current and future claimants, preventing them from pursuing individual lawsuits in court. The proposed structure offers individual payouts ranging only from $10,000 to $165,000 for those who developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma. 

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No, glyphosate is not used as a desiccant in Germany.While the European Union renewed its general approval for glyphosate, it established a strict EU-wide ban on using the chemical for pre-harvest desiccation (using it as a drying agent to control harvest timing or optimize threshing). 

https://www.eufic.org/en/food-production/article/is-glyphosate-banned-in-the-eu-due-to-its-harmful-effect-or-not

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sister-rosetta-6a3377254_glyphosate-activity-7476679740469194753-4eU8

https://www.facebook.com/soilassociation/posts/glyphosate-is-banned-as-a-pre-harvest-desiccant-in-the-eu-the-uk-must-do-the-sam/1412757407564799/

Germany enforces strict rules on the herbicide:The Desiccation Prohibition: Farmers in Germany and across the EU must rely on natural ripening or mechanical methods to dry crops. Applying glyphosate pre-harvest to speed up drying is illegal. 

https://www.facebook.com/soilassociation/posts/glyphosate-is-banned-as-a-pre-harvest-desiccant-in-the-eu-the-uk-must-do-the-sam/1412757407564799/

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sister-rosetta-6a3377254_glyphosate-activity-7476679740469194753-4eU8

National Restrictions: Germany has independent national restrictions that ban glyphosate in domestic gardens, allotments, public parks, and ecologically protected water areas. 

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So Bayer, a German corporation, profits from sales of glyphosate, while using glyphosate as a dessicant is outlawed in Germany itself?

Yes, that is exactly correct.This creates a highly criticized paradox for Bayer: the company generates significant global revenue from selling chemical solutions that are strictly prohibited for those exact same use cases in its home country. 

This dynamic highlights a major division between European and global agricultural practices:The Domestic Reality: Inside Germany (and across the EU), the practice of spraying glyphosate as a pre-harvest desiccant to artificially dry out crops is completely illegal. The German government has heavily restricted its use to protect biodiversity, insects, and minimize human dietary exposure. 

The Global Reality: In massive agricultural markets like the United States, Brazil, and Argentina, using glyphosate as both a weedkiller and a pre-harvest drying agent remains standard practice. Bayer heavily relies on these foreign markets for its agrochemical profits. 

To navigate these sharp regional contradictions and ongoing legal pressures, Bayer established a dedicated U.S. subsidiary called Ruveon LLC to handle all North American glyphosate operations separately from its European business. This allows them to aggressively supply markets where the chemical is legal, even as their home country continues to heavily restrict it. 

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/german-cabinet-approves-restricted-use-herbicide-glyphosate-2024-04-24/

https://www.wsj.com/articles/bayers-roundup-woes-deepen-as-germany-bans-key-chemical-11567610126