THE 49,000 tonnes of genetically modified canola grown in WA last year remains unsold due to grain quality issues connected to the severe drought and not market rejection of biotechnology, as suggested last week by WA Greens MLC, Lynn MacLaren. WA Agriculture Minister, Terry Redman, has described Ms MacLaren’s disingenuous suggestion as being either a deliberate misrepresentation of the issue or a demonstration of her lack of grain’s industry knowledge.