South Africa Issuing Permits for US GE Corn, USDA Says
South Africa will begin issuing import permits to allow genetically engineered white and yellow corn from the U.S., USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service said in a report this week. The agency said there had been issues with those imports that “caused…
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asynchrony with the United States,” but it was informed Nov. 19 those “had been resolved and that import permits will be issued.” USDA added that U.S. corn exporters could see high demand from South Africa, which just experienced a drought that caused a 22% drop in corn production and domestic prices to surge.