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Trump Signs Order on Domestic Herbicide Supply for Defense Purposes, White House Says
The order designates glyphosate and phosphorus as critical for defense and agriculture, granting legal immunity to domestic producers to ensure supply amid rising demand, USDA said.
- President Donald Trump on Wednesday invoked the Defense Production Act by signing an order to boost elemental phosphorus and glyphosate production, delegating Brooke Rollins, Agriculture Secretary, to secure supplies.
- The White House fact sheet said loss of domestic elemental phosphorus or glyphosate-based herbicides would cripple critical supply chains and leave our defense industrial base and food supply vulnerable to hostile foreign actors, with only one domestic producer.
- The order specifies legal protections, stating it grants immunity to domestic producers of elemental phosphorus and glyphosate-based herbicides and directs USDA to ensure corporate viability remains unaffected.
- Critics immediately condemned the order, with Ken Cook calling it `I can't envision a bigger middle finger to every MAHA mom than this` and environmental and public‑health advocates labeling it a betrayal.
- Amid a backdrop of litigation and settlement talks, Bayer recently proposed a $7.25 billion class settlement and seeks U.S. Supreme Court relief with a hearing set for April 27.
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