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China Ban Slows, Stops GMO Seed Roll-Out
2014-12-01 15:10:13| Agriculture - Topix.net
In November 2013, Chinese ports began rejecting US imports saying they were tainted with a GMO Syngenta corn variety, called Agrisure Viptera, which is approved in the US, but not in China . Grain traders Cargill and Archer Daniels Midland , along with dozens of farmers, have sued Syngenta for damages after Beijing rejected Viptera shipments, saying the seed maker misrepresented how long it would take to win Chinese approval.
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