México, D.F., México
July 20, 2007USDA/FAS
GAIN report MX 7053
http://www.fas.usda.gov/gainfiles/200707/146291877.pdf
Mexico’s
Servicio
Nacional de Sanidad, Inocuidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria
(SENASICA) authorized 39 applications for planting transgenic
seeds in 169,508 hectares. The main beneficiaries are:
- Monsanto with a total of
35 approved applications;
- Bayer Mexico with two;
- Dow AgroScienses with one;
- and PHI Mexico with one.
The main product planted is
cotton, although soybean (26,015 hectares) and alfalfa (2
hectares) are also allowed.
The entities where the
genetically modified organisms of agricultural use are allowed
include: Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Tamaulipas,
Campeche, Chiapas, Sinaloa, and La Comarac Lagunera (Coahuila
and Durango).
The permits were granted between
February 10, 2006 and March 23, 2007.
(Source:
La Cronica &
AMEPA; 07/25/2007) |
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