> In its court filings, Giumarra says all rights to the Monalise variety are owned by Star Fruits Diffusion, a French company that works with plant breeding programs, while Giumarra holds the right to sublicense the variety for testing, production and sale.

> French company

Enough said. This US admin will nuke that agreement instantly. If it was a fellow American company, let it pass.

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lokar 10 hours ago | parent [-]

But it’s a US company collecting the money from the farmers. If they hold enough trumpcoin they have a pretty good case.

	▲	petcat 10 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Oh sure, but go up the chain, which is exactly what these guys are doing. As soon as the US prez hears that some French fops in powdered wigs are preventing USA farmers from selling their nectarines in California, he's going to go ballistic (on his phone, during his toilet break).