GMW: Japan looks elsewhere for corn as 6th shipment tests positive for Bt10

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GMW: Japan looks elsewhere for corn as 6th shipment tests

positive for Bt10

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Thu, 14 Jul 2005 09:19:44 +0100

 

 

 

 

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Japan has discovered a sixth cargo of U.S. feed grain containing

unapproved genetically altered corn (Bt10) and refused to accept it.

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/business/12126537.htm

 

Even before this Reuters was reporting, " fears of Bt-10 contamination

in U.S. corn have led Japanese buyers to look elsewhere, traders said on

Monday " . It quotes the example of a Japanese company which has bought

about 100,000 tonnes of South African corn, instead of US, for its

July-September. shipments. (see below)

 

Japan appears to be doing its own checking and not just leaving it to

the Americans.

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E. Asia Grain-Japan, Taiwan quiet, further freight falls seen

Reuters, Jul 12, 2005 [shortened]

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TAIPEI - Soy importers in Japan and Taiwan are expected to remain quiet

this week as they eye falling freight costs, while fears of Bt-10

contamination in U.S. corn have led Japanese buyers to look elsewhere,

traders said on Monday.

 

In the corn market, Japanese buyers have remained cautious due to fears

that U.S. corn cargoes may be contaminated with Bt-10, an unapproved

strain of genetically modified corn.

 

Japan's Agriculture Ministry said last week they discovered a fourth

U.S. feed corn cargo tainted with Bt-10, which is made by Swiss

agrochemicals group Syngenta AG.

 

To avoid the risk of receiving cargoes tainted with Bt-10, a Japanese

company bought about 100,000 tonnes of South African corn for

July-September shipments, traders said last week.

 

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