Brazil is the main importer of wheat from Argentina and the importation of flour from this cereal had already been authorized.
“Today is another important day for the Bioceres Group: it approved HB4 Wheat for cultivation, production and marketing. It is the main importer of wheat from Argentina and the second country in the world, after ours, to allow the planting of this type of wheat. grains,” Gabino Rebagliati, Bioceres communications manager, reported on his Twitter account.
“The announcement comes after a rigorous review process by the CTNBio -in charge of analyzing the activities of Genetically Modified Organisms, transgenics and derivatives- and the approval of the import of HB4 Wheat flour in 2021,” he added.
Finally, he highlighted the performance of the grain in the context of the drought that Argentina is going through: “This week, we were also proud to present the evaluations of Yield of Wheat HB4 in Argentina. In one of the most complex contexts of the last 30 years, as a result of the severe drought, the results were compelling: from 2019 to now, we have been able to rapidly advance HB4 technology in its regulatory status globally. Today, several of the main producing and importing countries of soybeans and wheat have already approved this type of grain.”
Among the countries that have already approved the use of wheat HB4 are found in Brazil, South Africa, Nigeria, the United States, New Zealand, Australia, Colombia, as well as Argentina. In the case of the soyIt was approved by South Africa, China, Canada, the United States, Brazil and Paraguay.
Source: Ambito
