EU to act over US rice after genetically modified variety found IMPORT RESTRICTIONS LONDON 3RD EDITION

US rice farmers have steered clear of planting GM rice commercially to avoid any consumer backlash in key export markets such as the EU, Japan and Saudi Arabia. The accidental release of the modified product, first discovered on July 31, has left planters concerned about a backlash at a time when hi...

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Published inThe Financial times (London ed.)
Main Author TOBIAS BUCK and DOUG CAMERON
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London (UK) The Financial Times Limited 23.08.2006
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Agriculture
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Summary:US rice farmers have steered clear of planting GM rice commercially to avoid any consumer backlash in key export markets such as the EU, Japan and Saudi Arabia. The accidental release of the modified product, first discovered on July 31, has left planters concerned about a backlash at a time when high fuel and fertiliser costs have countered most of the rise in prices this year following a 17 per cent cut in production. Farmers were due to meet the US Department of Agriculture yesterday. In April 2005, the EU ruled it would allow imports of corn gluten feed and brewers grain from the US only if the shipments were shown to be free of BT-10, a type of GM maize not authorised in the EU.
ISSN:0307-1766