Monsanto Corn Approved In EU

Matt Hopkins Posted by Matt Hopkins|30 July 2010

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, US -– Two corn tecnology combinations from Monsanto Co. have received European Union regulatory approval, according to a company press release. Grain and processed products from Genuity VT Double PRO (MON 89034 X NK603) and YieldGard VT Triple (MON 88017 X MON810) have been approved for import as livestock feed.

Both products have already obtained import approval in all key countries that import US corn. YieldGard VT Triple technology is estimated to be on nearly 30% of US corn acres this year.

Genuity VT Double PRO was recently introduced in the US and is currently under review for cultivation approval in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa, Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam.

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