[Ngo-sanrm] China Rejecting GMO Corn from U.S.

Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resources Management Working Group ngo-sanrm at ngocentre.org.vn
Tue Jan 7 09:43:54 ICT 2014


Bloomberg News <http://splashurl.com/lvbynq3>
China Rejecting GMO Corn from U.S.as First Shipment From Ukraine Arrives
 By Bloomberg News  January 06, 2014
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China continued to reject corn cargoes from the U.S. that contained an
unapproved genetically modified variety while accepting a first
bulk-carrier shipment of the grain from Ukraine.

Genetically modified corn and corn-derived products totaling 601,000 metric
tons were rejected in 2013, the official Xinhua News Agency reported today,
citing the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and
Quarantine. A Panamax-sized shipment of non-genetically modified corn from
Ukraine entered the country on Dec. 6, according to a statement dated Dec.
25 on the website of state-owned China National Complete Engineering Corp.

The quarantine agency’s newest figure cited by Xinhua was 56,000 tons more
than it announced on Dec. 19, showing the government’s continued screening
of U.S. corn and and dried distillers’ grains, or DDGS, for the unapproved
insect resistanr MIR 162 gene. Net corn sales to China from the U.S. in the
seven days through Dec. 26 dropped by 116,000 tons from the previous week,
according to a report on the website of U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Story: Can GMO-Free Cheerios Fix Cereal's Soggy
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China National Complete Engineering carries out overseas engineering
projects, often funded by Chinese government, according to its website. It
began to market grain from Ukraine last year under a contract that became
effective December 2012, according to the Dec. 25 statement.

China’s Ministry of Agriculture said in May 2012 the country agreed to
finance $3 billion worth agriculture projects in Ukraine in exchange for
terms including rights to sell Ukrainian farm products.

Ukraine may export 18 million tons of corn in 2013-2014, tying it with
Argentina as the third-biggest supplier behind the U.S. and Brazil, the
U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast in December.

*To contact Bloomberg News staff for this story: William Bi in Beijing at
wbi at bloomberg.net <wbi at bloomberg.net> *

*To contact the editor responsible for this story: Brett Miller at
bmiller30 at bloomberg.net <bmiller30 at bloomberg.net> *
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