Brazil says it has reached a soybean agreement with China
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Last Update: 2002-12-03
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Source: Internet
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Author: User
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Lead: Rio de Janeiro (Reuters) - Rio de Janeiro (Reuters) - Brazil said it had reached an agreement with China to continue exporting soybeans to China after December 20 through the use of temporary health certificates Uwr China said it would stop importing Brazil's soybeans after December 20 unless Brazil provided a certificate to guarantee that the soybeans were free of genetically modified soybeans in the cargo But in a statement released Friday by Brazil's Ministry of agriculture, the Brazilian government will ensure that the shipments are safe, even if they may contain genetically modified soybeans The statement added that by September 2003, the Brazilian government will introduce a certification system to certify that foods do not contain genetically modified ingredients As Brazil has been arguing about the use of genetically modified organisms, the time for the introduction of this certification system has been delayed "It is important that we continue to maintain soybean shipments to China until we have established a soybean certification system," uwr Brazil's agriculture minister pratini said in a statement Uwr despite Brazil's ban on commercial use of GM soybeans, analysts say some GM soybeans are smuggled into Brazil via Argentina, where they are allowed to grow UWR
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