US Department of agriculture will ask China to postpone the implementation of genetically modified regulations

Introduction: USDA officials revealed that the US side will ask China to postpone the effective date of genetically modified regulations from March 20, so that US soybean exports to China will not be interrupted David haggard, a special trade adviser with the U.S Department of agriculture, said the U.S Department of agriculture, the State Department and the U.S trade negotiator's office will form a delegation to visit Beijing next week and will make the request in a meeting with China Hagwood said the U.S will ask for a grace period until China can put the rules in place and approve U.S soybean exports to China About 70% of American soybeans are genetically modified soybeans U.S government and industry officials complain that China's new biotech food regulations are vague and could disrupt trade No one knows what conditions are needed to meet China's new regulations, haggard said Asked if China would like to postpone the effective date of March 20, haggard said it had not explicitly asked China to do so So we don't know China's response China is the largest soybean importer in the world As far as the United States is concerned, China means a $1 billion soybean export market In addition, the US Food Group recently sent a letter to US President Bush asking him to raise concerns of the US industry about China's genetically modified regulations when he visited China later this month In addition to concerns about GM import regulations, U.S officials are concerned that China has yet to set a tariff rate quota, because only by setting a new quota can the Chinese market be opened to foreign grain and cotton (author:) share to feed Weibo share to: