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    China may not require Brazil to issue non GMO soybean certificate

    • Last Update: 2002-04-09
    • Source: Internet
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    Introduction: Dow Jones Sao Paulo, April 8: Chinese officials have hinted that they may relax strict regulations on soybean import, aiming to resume soybean trade with Brazil, the Brazilian grain exporter's representative told odj on Monday According to Sergio Mendes, President of the Brazilian Grain Export Association (anec), a Chinese official delegation from all levels mentioned last week when visiting Brazil that the Beijing government may not require non GM soybeans to issue official certificates because they are aware of the difficulties Brazil has in issuing written certificates 'the signals from China are still confusing, but they are optimistic about removing the barriers,' he said Brazil's exports of soybeans to China have stalled because of a lack of understanding of the new import regulations, with Brazil exporting 3.2 million tons of soybeans to China last year Although the non GM import regulations were not implemented until December 20, in theory, China's new regulations are beneficial to Brazil, so Brazil is the only country that does not grow GM soybeans But in fact, exporters' excitement soon calmed down because the main problem they faced was the government's inability to issue a non GMO guarantee for soybeans, which market observers said Brazil would face until legal disputes over biosafety were resolved The market is generally aware that farmers in southern Brazil illegally grow genetically modified crops, which makes it impossible for the government to declare all agricultural exports non genetically modified Sergio Mendes said that the Chinese side indicated that they could accept the certificate issued by the private party, which could replace the official certificate In 2001, China was the largest importer of Brazil's soybeans, with an import volume of 3.2 million tons Brazil has high hopes for improving the sales of soybean oil and soybean meal as well as soybean oil A senior trade delegation led by Sergio Amaral, the government's minister of trade and industry, visited China last week, and the issue of soybean certificates was an important topic for discussion in Brazil At a press conference in China, Amaral said Brazil had agreed to increase its efforts to test soybeans and not allow genetically modified soybeans to be exported to China Brazil's soybean industry has expressed confidence in China's next move and believes that China will soon find a way to break the deadlock as China's soybean stocks begin to decline China needs to import soybeans, said Jose Luis Glaser, head of Cargill's soybean agency in Brazil, who believes the problem will be solved within 15 days Brazil is the world's second largest exporter of soybeans and soybean products.
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