FRANKFURT, May 13 (Reuters) - Bayer said on

Tuesday that the U.S. Supreme Court could decide as early as

next month whether it will hear the German company's request to

sharply limit litigation that could run into the billions of

dollars over disputed claims that its Roundup weedkiller causes

cancer.

"There are two windows that we could hear (from the court).

One is in June, ... or it could happen in October or slightly

later," CEO Bill Anderson said in an analyst call after the

release of first-quarter results.

"We think the filing went in early enough so that it could

happen in the early window. It's hard to say," he added.