Argentina scrambles to protect soy exports after HB4 GMO detection
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Updated · Bloomberg · May 6
Argentina scrambles to protect soy exports after HB4 GMO detection
8 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 6
Europe found the unapproved drought-resistant HB4 strain in soy shipments, prompting farmers and crushers to segregate affected crops, Ciara-Cec president Gustavo Idigoras said.
The detection raises the risk that European buyers could reject cargoes of Argentina's most valuable export if contamination spreads beyond isolated shipments.
HB4, developed by Bioceres Crop Solutions, is approved in Argentina and China but not in the European Union, creating a regulatory mismatch for exporters.
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