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Ethanol Industry Warns Rootworm Trait Could Hurt Exports
By Mr Ethanol | May 3, 2007
La Crosse Tribune:
Ethanol industry leaders say a new trait that helps corn plants fight off pests could end up in exported animal feed.
If that happens, it could put the industry’s relationship with foreign markets at risk.
That’s according to a letter the Renewable Fuels Association sent to Syngenta Seeds, which makes the rootworm control trait called Agrisure R-W.
The Renewable Fuels Association worries that the trait could end up in distillers grains, a byproduct of ethanol production that is fed to livestock.
The association says Syngenta’s rootworm trait has not been approved in major export countries including Japan and Mexico.
Syngenta spokeswoman Anne Burt says the company has a comprehensive program for managing Agrisure R-W. It includes tracking sales of the product and marking bags with tags.
The company also instructs dealers not to deliver any of the seed unless the customer signs a grain use marketing commitment agreement. That means they must agree only to deliver the product to non-export locations.
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