GM-free grain target for feedlots?

摘要

Should the Australian grainfed beef sector be targeting a Genetically Modified Organism (GMO)-free feedstuffs guarantee as part of a broader 'safe food' industry image in key export markets? Such a prospect is gaining support in some circles, as Australia tackles the broader consumerism and marketing issues associated with genetically modified foods. It is also seen as a potentially important 'point of difference' from US supplies in marketing grainfed beef into North Asia. Already in the Japanese export beef market, some Australian grainfed beef is being sold as free of genetically modified feedstuffs, from feedlots which have made their own private arrangements to secure such supplies.