Monsanto continues to work hard to open the door of China's soybean trade

Introduction: Sao Paulo February 21 News Sao Paulo February 21 News: according to market rumors, China has rejected the application of Monsanto Company of the United States for safety certification of genetically modified soybeans exported to China, and the company confirmed this fact to the outside world on Friday In order to support the U.S plan to achieve 1 billion US dollars in soybean export trade to China, Monsanto Company has already submitted the application for permanent safety certification of genetically modified soybean export to China as early as March 2002, intending to replace the temporary safety certification currently used But Jill montgory, a spokeswoman for Monsanto, told Reuters that the application had recently been rejected by China 5dc's top management has been in contact with Chinese officials to discuss the safety of genetically modified crops Montgomery said that the temporary security certificate can still be used effectively "We have always been in contact with the Chinese authorities, and we don't understand what is unclear about the safety of soybean use now that China has imported genetically modified soybeans for several years," said 5dc Montgomery Phillip Laney, Chinese director of 5dc American Soybean Association, briefed reporters at a press conference on Friday that the rejection of the application by China would not have a significant impact on the final opening of the Chinese market "This is just a small problem in the whole process We believe that the Chinese government needs the help of Monsanto and other biotech companies to complete a series of testing problems of the biotech varieties they are applying for," he said "Although we have always thought that there is no need for such monitoring, in fact, Chinese law requires them to do so, and I think this is just a link before Monsanto Company obtains the safety certificate," he said Robert Zoellick, the US trade representative of 5dc, told reporters in Beijing on February 17 that after talks with China, some progress has been made in the issue of issuing soybean import safety certification "I don't want to prematurely say that this issue has been resolved, but I have received favorable responses from the Chinese side In the future, some details need to be further explored," Zoellick said after the meeting 5dc -- 5dc 5dc of Sanlong futures information network