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 […] Read more
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GM wheat moves closer in U.S.
UPDATED: September 4, 2024 – 0830 CST – REGINA — The United States has deregulated the HB4 trait in wheat, paving the way for genetically modified wheat to be grown in that country. However, it will likely be years before GM wheat is commercially available there. The drought-tolerant and herbicide-resistant trait is available from Bioceres […] Read more
Barriers continue to fall for GM wheat production
Is genetically modified wheat finally ready for prime time? Researchers at Agriculture Canada in Lethbridge have planted their first greenhouse plots of wheat with genes edited to better receive and use sunlight. “I think it’s fantastic. It’s good for our industry and it is exactly what’s needed going forward,” Gunther Jochum, president of the Wheat […] Read more
Gene-edited wheat tested
SASKATOON — Agriculture Canada has planted its first research plots of gene-edited wheat. The experimental wheat is being grown in a small field trial at the Lethbridge Research and Development Centre. Related stories: The goal is to produce spring wheat lines with greater ability to receive and use sunlight, according to an Alberta Farmer Express article. A […] Read more
GM wheat seed sales begin in Argentina
NEW YORK, (Reuters) — Bioceres Crop Solutions has begun sales of genetically modified wheat seeds in Argentina, the first time the technology has been commercially available to farmers anywhere in the world. After years of tests followed by planting under pilot agreements between Bioceres and a small number of farmers, the company has started distributing […] Read more
GM wheat approved in Brazil
SAO PAULO, Brazil (Reuters) — Brazilian biosecurity agency CTNbio has approved cultivation of a drought-resistant genetically modified wheat in the country, according to a decision published on its website, making Brazil the second country after Argentina to grant such a permission in the world. The approval request was made by Tropical Melhoramento e Genetica, a […] Read more
Nigeria OKs GM wheat sales
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Reuters) — Nigeria has approved imports of a drought-resistant, genetically modified wheat developed by Argentina’s Bioceres, a company spokesperson said July 15. The African country joins the list of others that have already authorized the importation of goods made from Bioceres’ HB4 wheat, including Australia, New Zealand and Brazil. The approval authorizes […] Read more
Brazil clears GM wheat flour from Argentina
The development is a global first, but sales may be slow because of expected opposition from consumers and millers
SAO PAULO/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) — Brazil on Nov. 11 became the first country to allow imports of flour made with genetically modified wheat, though shipments of the new variety developed in Argentina are unlikely anytime soon because of opposition from Brazilian millers and global consumers. The decision may spur a broader global discussion about genetically […] Read more
Argentine exporters vow safeguards to keep GM wheat out of shipments
BUENOS AIRES, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Argentine grains exporters have asked the government to identify farmers who are growing drought-resistant genetically modified (GM) wheat, so they can halt sales from those areas until top importer Brazil approves the technology. Exporters say if any GM wheat is shipped from Argentina, all international sales of the grain […] Read more
GM wheat takes a 136,000-acre step forward
Hundreds of farmers in Argentina are growing genetically modified wheat this year. A total of 225 producers planted a drought-tolerant wheat developed by Bioceres Crop Solutions on 135,850 acres of land earlier this summer. Growers are expected to harvest about 200,000 tonnes of the HB4 wheat this growing season. The drought-tolerance trait comes from sunflowers […] Read more
