Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on glyphosate: what the evidence says · JRE #2461
SUBJECT: GLYPHOSATE
The short answer
Kennedy claims 99% of the glyphosate used in the US comes from China, framed by the Pentagon as an extreme national security vulnerability. Kennedy claimed that 99% of US glyphosate comes from China and that the Pentagon called this an "extreme national security vulnerability." China is a major supplier of the glyphosate imported into the US, but Bayer/Monsanto remains the sole domestic US glyphosate manufacturer and accounts for roughly 60% of glyphosate sold in the United States, meaning imports from all countries combined (not exclusively China) make up a minority share of US supply, not 99%.
Not a true/false call. Every claim is logged with its sources; read the exhibits below.
Right now, according to the industry reports, 99% of our glyphosate comes from China. The Pentagon and others said this is an extreme national security vulnerability that China controls the US food system.
What the evidence says 01 / RECORD
Kennedy claimed that 99% of US glyphosate comes from China and that the Pentagon called this an "extreme national security vulnerability." China is a major supplier of the glyphosate imported into the US, but Bayer/Monsanto remains the sole domestic US glyphosate manufacturer and accounts for roughly 60% of glyphosate sold in the United States, meaning imports from all countries combined (not exclusively China) make up a minority share of US supply, not 99%. President Trump's February 2026 executive order (EO 14387), which invoked the Defense Production Act over glyphosate and elemental phosphorus supply chains, cites national-security and food-security risks from having only a single domestic producer, but the order's own text does not name China, does not cite a 99% figure, and contains no quoted Pentagon statement; it directs the Secretary of Agriculture to consult with the Secretary of War (the renamed Department of Defense), not a Pentagon pronouncement. The underlying concern, that the US relies on Chinese-sourced glyphosate and precursor inputs, reflects a real and documented supply-chain vulnerability, but the specific 99% statistic and the "Pentagon said" attribution are not substantiated by the primary government documents reviewed.