(FILES) This combo created on July 14, 2016 from file photos shows the logo of German pharmaceutical giant Bayer (top, on July 24, 2013 in Berlin) and a building on the campus of Monsanto Headquarters (on May 23, 2016 in St Louis, Missouri). German chemicals giant Bayer may launch a hostile takeover bid for US seed and pesticide maker Monsanto if its latest friendly offer falls through, business daily Handelsblatt reported on August 16, 2016. / AFP PHOTO / John MACDOUGALL AND Michael B. ThomasJOHN MACDOUGALL,MICHAEL B. THOMAS/AFP/Getty Images