It was a silly comment tying Basf and Monsanto together considering that BASF carries an marketcap in the upper $50 billion eu range.
Maybe both companies together would get you $120 Bil U.S. Basf has a habit of making serious money, while the same can't be said for Monsanto. This tieup would hurt BASF unless the deal was priced right, probably less than $45 billion u.s..