Germany's Bayer considering bid for Monsanto: Bloomberg

(Reuters) - Germany's Bayer AG is exploring a bid for U.S. seed company Monsanto Co , Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. State-owned ChemChina's deal for Syngenta and a merger between DuPont and Dow Chemical has dramatically changed the agricultural landscape in a matter of months. Monsanto, valued at about $40 billion as of Wednesday's close, made a bid for Syngenta last year.