Japan, Korea Halt Purchases Of Some U.S. Wheat After GM Detection

摘要

The two largest purchasers of U.S. soft white wheat have temporarily halted imports of that commodity after the detection of an unapproved genetically modified wheat variety growing in the state of Oregon. Japan and South Korea both suspended imports late last week after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on May 29 that it had detected the presence of "Roundup Ready" wheat engineered by the biotechnology firm Monsanto growing at an Oregon farm, despite the fact that it has not been approved. Oregon produces mostly soft white wheat and exports 90 percent of its wheat production, much of it to Asia.