EU Biotech Import Ban May Fail

Effort Increasing to Prevent EU Countries From Blocking Imports of Biotech Crops

Chris Clayton
By  Chris Clayton , DTN Ag Policy Editor
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Europe buys about 11% of all U.S. soy exports, receiving 4.3 million metric tons of soybeans and 1.6 mmt of soy meal in 2014. (DTN/The Progressive Farmer file photo by Jim Patrico)
Europe buys about 11% of all U.S. soy exports, receiving 4.3 million metric tons of soybeans and 1.6 mmt of soy meal in 2014. (DTN/The Progressive Farmer file photo by Jim Patrico)
A European Parliament committee voted to block a proposal that would have allowed each of the 28 EU countries to decide on their own whether to allow the import or use of biotech food or feed. Several major business groups in Europe and abroad saw the...

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Chris Clayton

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