US soybean group says genetically modified corn pollution will not affect soybean trade

Introduction: Dow Jones Chicago November 13 Dow Jones Chicago November 13 news: according to a report in the Washington Post on Wednesday, inspectors found that a batch of thousands of bushels of soybeans in internal lasgar were mixed with a small amount of genetically modified corn, and then the U.S government isolated the batch of soybeans and prepared to destroy them According to a senior government official to the Washington Post, inspectors found the problematic soybeans last month and took measures to prevent the soybeans and corn from entering the food supply A batch of Nebraska soybeans is contaminated by genetically modified corn, but exports are not expected to be affected, the w9j American Soybean Association said Wednesday Stephen censky, President of w9j American Soybean Association, said that they think this matter should not affect soybean trade because aphis, the US animal and plant quarantine inspection department, has taken action Censky said he has yet to hear from major importers about whether to reconsider the purchase of us soybeans U.S government agencies have pledged that there will never be any problematic soybeans coming into the market W9j censky criticized ProdiGene's role in recent biotechnology issues, saying it was time for ProdiGene to be more proactive Farmers and the government want the company to be able to produce pharmaceutical and industrial food crops under very strict agreements ProdiGene is in the early stage of developing corn for pharmaceutical use W9j asked if the U.S government needs to set more strict geographical restrictions to separate the production of genetically modified and non genetically modified crops, censky said that at present, the American Soybean Association is negotiating with the government to see if the relevant laws and regulations need to be further strengthened W9J