3. In October 2014, farmers
filed class- action corn
lawsuits in federal
courts in:
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Illinois
Minnesota
4. ACCORDING TO THE LAWSUITS
Sygenta “ crippled” the
U. S. corn export market
to China, thus lowering
domestic corn prices for
every farmer in the U. S.
5. WHY ARE THERE CORN
LAWSUITS?
The corn seed in question
contains MIR 162, a genetically
engineered trait that protects
the corn against damage from
more than 12 species of insects,
including the corn rootworm
and the corn borer.
6. Plaintiffs allege that the
company sold the GMO corn,
and farmers grew it, before it
had received approval in China
– one of the largest importers
of U. S. corn.
7. As a result, the majority of U. S. -
grown corn has allegedly been
excluded from what was
initially the third largest export
market, according to the
complaints, and farmers in the
U. S. have reportedly lost
income and sales of more than
$ 1 BILLION.
8. CONTAMINATION
Although the GMO corn was
planted by a small number of
U. S. farmers, the product has
been mixed with other corn in
oceangoing ships, barges, rail
hopper cars, and grain
elevators, effectively
contaminating these products
with GMO corn that China will
refuse.
10. ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL
GRAIN AND FEED ASSOCIATION:
China’ s rejection of U. S.
corn shipments in early
2014 decreased domestic
corn prices by roughly 11
cents per bushel, leading
to an estimated loss of
$ 1. 14 billion for the
remaining nine months
of the marketing year.
$ 1
OVER
BILLION
LOST
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