Brazil Changes Requirement for Imports of Certain US Corn, Soybeans
Brazil recently issued a “normative instruction” meant to “facilitate” imports of genetically modified corn and soybeans from the U.S., although it remains unclear how much the instruction will benefit U.S. exporters, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service said…
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in a Nov. 9 report. Brazil’s move, made Nov. 3, changes what information importers must provide on the import licenses for the products intended to be used in animal feed or for veterinary use, but does not establish approval for GMO corn and soybean products that are not already approved by Brazil’s National Technical Biosafety Commission, FAS said. “As such, asynchrony in biotech approvals may still present a hurdle to U.S. corn and soybean exports to Brazil,” the report said.