GMO Wheat

[agstar77]

GMO wheat found in Oregon. Causing a flap in the U.S.

[agstar77]

Further it was RR wheat last grown in 2001. So how did the genie get out?

[Lifer]

Did Percy move to Oregon?

[Hopperbin]

shouldnt the seedgrower b responsible?

[wilagro]

What they should do is charge Monsanto for polluting the "gene pool" with their modern "weeds" that will not die when sprayed. Bad enough with all the plants designated as "weeds" without creating new "super weeds".

Monsanto is so good as persecuting farmers...they deserve some of the same treatment.

[burnt]

So is this the "BSE" of the grain industry?

[wmoebis]

At least it can't happen in Canada. We all sign affidavits that guarantee what we sell is registered wheat.

Wait a minute how do we know for sure? Then we would be liable.

[Hopperbin]

Wilagrow your silly creating a weed that will not die. Did you go to red deer?

[wilagro]

Hopperbin: No, I didn't go to Red Deer but I did live there for 14 years or so.

Farmers who expect Roundup to control their volunteer cereals shouldn't have to look for another frickin spray because of finding some GM wheat growing where it shouldn't be. Something tells me that there was some cross-contamination somewhere...hopefully this is not wide-spread.

[parsley]

Who pays?:

Japan Cancels U.S. Wheat Order on GMO Fear.
SINGAPORE/TOKYO, May 30 (Reuters)By
Naveen Thukral and Risa Maeda.  - A strain of
genetically modified wheat found in the United
States fuelled concerns over food supplies
across Asia on Thursday, with major importer
Japan cancelling a tender offer to buy U.S. grain.
Other top Asian wheat importers South Korea,
China and the Philippines said they were closely
monitoring the situation after the U.S.
government found genetically engineered wheat
sprouting on a farm in the state of Oregon.

The strain was never approved for sale or
consumption.

Asian consumers are keenly sensitive to gene-
altered food, with few countries allowing imports
of such cereals for human consumption.
However, most of the corn and soybean shipped
from the U.S. and South America for animal feed
is genetically modified.

"We will refrain from buying western white and
feed wheat effective today," Toru Hisadome, a
Japanese farm ministry official in charge of wheat
trading, told Reuters.

An agriculture ministry source in South Korea
said the government is reviewing the discovery,
adding the country thoroughly inspects products
from the United States as part of safety checks.

"I won't be surprised if other countries start
cancelling or reducing their purchases of U.S.
wheat, particularly Asian countries, putting
pressure on wheat demand," said Joyce Liu, an
investment analyst at Phillip Futures in
Singapore.Read the full story here. "


Farmers will pay. Pars

[charliep]

Will be interesting how the market responds to a rumor. Will leave the fact not a registered genetic event alone but if Oregon, a very isolated area from most of North American wheat production and a particular class of wheat (mostly soft white or white club).

If you want to pick on competitive advantage, Japan is about a 5 MMT market for wheat imports and the US supplies about 60 %. We have a different seed system and logistics system. We are well separated from most US wheat production areas with the 49 th paralell as close as things get. If the issue moves further, that would be a 3 MMT disruption to one customer (Japan). Would be an opportunity.

Don't know where this will end. Sanity will likely come to the forefront. All in response to something that will be well under 0.01 % (you make as small as you want) incidence. Natural variability in wheat over time likely has more implication let alone traditional and other non traditional wheat breeding methods. Gene mapping and understanding of function has opened up the plant breeding world.

[bucket]

There is probably round up ready wheat being grown in Canada.

You have to look at remote areas with high production potential (ie. irrigation areas) and where you never see people (ie hermit/non social people/ secretive)

Thats where to look folks.

Bit of a no brainer really.