U.S. Farmers Not Expected to Switch

Mexico is prohibiting imports of biotech corn for human consumption. GM corn will be accepted if it is to be used for livestock feed.” NDSU Extension Crops Economist Frayne Olson doesn’t think farmers will switch corn varieties to non-biotech varieties. “A lot of people are left wondering where Mexico is going to get their corn since about 90 percent of U.S. corn has some form of GM trait in it. The Mexican president claimed the country would contract with farmers to grow non-GM corn; I think that’s going to be a very difficult process.”