The fate of American soybeans in China is uncertain

Introduction: odj Beijing, March 20, 2002 a shipment of 59980 tons of us soybeans is expected to arrive at Huangpu port in Guangdong Province earlier this week, before the crucial March 20, according to local industry sources The buyer is said to be a large soybean processor in Guangdong and the Pearl River Delta According to local industry insiders, in early January 2002, the Chinese government announced the implementation measures of the GM regulations, requiring GM soybean importers to provide safety certificates approved by the Ministry of agriculture of China for soybeans arriving in China after March 20 March 20 is the time for the implementation of the GM regulations to take effect But later, the Chinese government and the United States government reached a temporary agreement As long as they hold the security certificate issued by the country of origin or a third country and pass the application procedure in China, the exporter can apply for the temporary security certificate The measure is widely seen by the market as a concession by the Chinese government to maintain normal soybean trade However, there are still many uncertainties after today's implementation of the regulations The focus of the market is on the application of temporary safety certificate, which is the touchstone to test China's real intention on the issue of genetically modified If we start looking back at the whole process of GM from the beginning of this year, we will be shocked by the drama of this event There is no lack of speculation, rumors and denial We can only grasp the essence to analyze whether the transgenic problem is over or just at the beginning At present, the key to the problem is security certificate, such as the time of issuing temporary security certificate and the smooth degree of application process (author:) share to feed Weibo share to: