Posted December 12, 2013
After China rejected U.S. corn shipments, a top U.S.
Federal Reserve official suggested that farmers consider internationally
accepted standards for genetically modified (GMO) crops, according to an
article by AgProfessional available here.
Richard Fisher, Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President,
told farmers at a meeting in Chicago that it was important that the “revolution
of genetic modification be responsibly carried forward” to avoid threatening
trade.”
As of last week, about “two million tonnes of U.S. corn
heading to China faced stringent testing for an unapproved genetically modified
variety after several cargoes were denied entry by state quarantine
authorities.”
China is one of the top importers of U.S. corn and has
rejected several cargoes and containers of corn testing positive for Syngenta
AG’s Agrisure Viptera, which has not been approved in China. The corn variety, also known as MIR 162, has
been in the U.S. supply since 2011 and has been approved by Japan, South Korea,
Russia, and the European Union.
Reuters also reported on the story here.
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