GMO news related to Australia

02.12.2009 |

GrainCorp (Australia) stops plan to penalize non-GMO farmers

CANOLA growers in the Murchison area have claimed a victory, with GrainCorp reversing a decision to designate their silo as a receival site solely for genetically modified canola. Members of the Murchison East silo committee, who grow non-GM canola, told The Weekly Times last month that they would face a $7 per tonne penalty to deliver their canola into the GM bin. Their alternative was to deliver to Dookie or Elmore, which are further from port and would have lead to higher freight rates.

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