China says it is unknown to reach a genetically modified soybean agreement with Brazil

Introduction: China's Ministry of Agriculture said on Monday that it was not clear about any matter related to the agreement on soybean import with Brazil According to earlier reports from Reuters, Brazil said it had reached an agreement with China so that Brazil's soybean could continue to export to China after the Interim Measures for genetically modified crops came into effect at the end of this month Over the weekend, Brazilian officials said they had reached a consensus with China to use temporary health certificates on December 20 in order to continue exporting soybeans to China 6zr officials from the GM Safety Management Office of the Ministry of agriculture of China said that we do not know anything about the agreement At present, we will deal with soybeans from Brazil according to the notice of the Ministry of agriculture 6zr China's Ministry of agriculture extended the interim genetically modified regulations, which were due to expire on December 20, to September 2003 6zr the new provisional regulations require exporters to provide the security certificate of the country of origin, rather than the previous provisional regulations requiring only the security certificate of a third country These certificates are used to prove that genetically modified products are harmless to health and the environment 6zr Brazil is the second largest soybean exporter to China after the United States In the first 10 months of this year, China imported 2.9 million tons of soybeans from Brazil 6zr traders said the new extension would pose a threat to Brazil's soybean exports, as Brazil has yet to recognize the cultivation of genetically modified crops in the country, although analysts pointed out that part of Brazil's soybeans are genetically modified products 6zr in addition, officials from China's Ministry of Agriculture said the Interim Regulations remain a problem for Brazil He said it was not clear how Brazil would solve the problem Brazilian diplomats said the country's visiting trade minister had discussed soybeans, but declined to comment further 6zr 6zr