European countries strongly reject genetically modified food (9.6)

The American Association of corn growers (ACGA) revealed to the press today that European opposition to genetically modified food has not changed Gary Goldberg, CEO of ACGA, who has just returned from Europe, attended an international biotechnology conference in Copenhagen last week He said: "if American farmers expect the European community to accept the genetically modified food and corn they produce, or hope that this attitude will weaken and disappear soon, they are wrong No matter what farmers think about GM products, their European consumers will reject them If we want us commodities to regain this vital market, we have to sell only non GMO Products It is important that farmers do not argue with experts with scientific, health and environmental perspectives Export market and more and more domestic consumers boycott the purchase of genetically modified food is an economic problem that must be recognized European countries' resistance to genetically modified products will last for a long time Source: China Agricultural Online China feed industry information network 32x (author:)