FRANKFURT, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Bayer's CEO

said the importance of food inflation for the U.S. presidential

election makes him confident that the country's lawmakers will

support the company as it fights product liability litigation

related to weedkiller Roundup.

"We have a positive outlook on the importance that American

policymakers ... associate with ensuring that reliable crop

protection products remain available," Bill Anderson said on

Tuesday in a media call after the release of quarterly results.

"The environment is conducive to progress," he added.

(Reporting by Ludwig Burger, editing by Thomas Seythal)