Contraband biotech corn seeds are flowing into southernmost Brazil,and growers seem more than willing to plant them.Opponents fear that the resulting plantings will gain unstoppable momentum,even though they are technically illegal.Commercial planting of biotech corn varieties will be illegal until they are approved by the National Technical Commission for Biosafety(CTNBio),which is being reconstituted.Ministries that must assign representatives to the commission have until the end of next week to do so.
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