Record number of commercial approvals for GM crops in Argentina

The Argentine government approved a record number of genetically modified (GM) plants in late 2024 and 2025, according to a report by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). Thirteen new genetically engineered (GE) events – one cotton, three soyabeans and nine corn – were approved in the period, the USDA’s 8 December “Argentina: Biotechnology and Other New Production Technologies Annual” said. “Processing times seem to have improved, with a record number of commercial approvals for GM plants and an increased number of assessments involving micro-organisms,” the USDA said. With approximately 25M ha of genetically engineered (GE) soyabeans, corn, cotton and wheat planted, Argentina is the third largest grower of GE crops in the world after the USA and Brazil, according to the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)’s Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) report. A total of 91 biotech crop events were approved for production and commercialisation, including: 25 soyabean events, ...