GE soybeans production in Ukraine may reach 65% — USDA
Soybean
Published Dec 4, 2020
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USDA specialists report that GE crops production in Ukraine reaches 50-65% of soybeans, 10-12% of rapeseed, and less than one percent of corn. Positive test results for corn, rapeseed, and soybeans at export facilities indicate that there is GE crop production in Ukraine
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Industry rumours in Ukraine suggest that 50-65% of soybeans, 10-12% of rapeseed and less than one percent of corn produced for export test positive for GE events, a USDA report reads. "There is no legitimate commercial production of GE crops in Ukraine. However, positive test results for corn, rapeseed and soybeans at export facilities indicate that there is GE crop production in Ukraine," Department specialists comment. In 2018, a report by a Romanian NGO confirmed the presence of GE soybean plantings in the Ukrainian regions of Poltava, Khmelnytskyi, Kyiv, Kirovograd, Zhytomyr and Vinnytsya. As reported by the USDA, over the last few years, the share of production of GE soybeans is believed to have remained stable. However, it is difficult to accurately estimate the volume of GE production in Ukraine. Usually GE soy (as well as other GE crop) estimates are based on tests completed at port silos in order to ensure compliance of a shipment with the requirements of the importing ...
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