A picture taken on May 24, 2016 in Lillo near Antwerp shows a Stop sign next to the Monsanto logo at the firm Manufacturing Site and Operations Center. German chemicals and pharmaceuticals giant Bayer, a household name thanks to its painkiller Aspirin, said this week that it is offering $122 per share in cash for Monsanto, or $62 billion (55 billion euros) in all. It would be the biggest takeover by a German group of a foreign company and would create a new world leader in seeds, pesticides and genetically modified (GM) crops. / AFP PHOTO / JOHN THYS