GM wheat firm has U.S. plan

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Published: September 19, 2024

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Bioceres says it will take at least two years for the firm to start marketing its genetically modified wheat variety HB4 to buyers in the United States, following last month's U.S. government approval. | Screencap via YouTube/Bioceres Crop Solutions

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Reuters) — The head of Argentine biotech firm Bioceres says it will take at least two years for the firm to start marketing its genetically modified wheat variety HB4 to buyers in the United States, following a U.S. government approval.

Last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture approved the cultivation of HB4 wheat, which has higher resistance to drought, following approvals from Argentina and Brazil.

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