Monsanto pleaded guilty to spraying a banned pesticide on the Hawaiian island of Maui, and agreed to pay US$10.2 million in criminal fines and other payments for the spraying and for illegally storing hazardous waste, U.S. prosecutors said.

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Monsanto is seen at the Monsanto factory in Peyrehorade, France, August 23, 2019. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe