While Mexico and the United States are still at odds over Mexico’s proposed ban on GM corn, one of the world’s biggest agricultural markets, China, has ended its decade-long debates over GM alfalfa and canola this week.
According to Reuters, China has approved the import of eight genetically engineered crops (often simply referred to as GMOs), including Bayer’s glyphosate-resistant alfalfa, Corteva’s canola, a BASF herbicide-resistant cotton, and GM sugar cane traits that were developed in Brazil.