Unresolved cotton seed import permit issues restrict trade with China

Gregor Heard
Updated November 30 2017 - 9:03pm, first published November 29 2017 - 1:00pm
Cotton seed exports to China remain in limbo due to a dispute over whether seed from Bollgard 3 cotton varieties has the right approvals.
Cotton seed exports to China remain in limbo due to a dispute over whether seed from Bollgard 3 cotton varieties has the right approvals.

LEADING cotton seed exporters say they will not book any business into China until a long-running trade issue surrounding the Bollgard 3 suite of genetically modified (GM) traits is resolved.

Gregor Heard

Gregor Heard

National Grains Industry Reporter

Gregor Heard is ACM's national grains industry reporter, based in Horsham, Victoria. He has a wealth of knowledge surrounding the cropping sector through his 15 years in the role. Prior to that he was with the Fairfax network as a reporter with Stock & Land. Some of the major issues he has reported on during his time with the company include the deregulation of the export wheat market, the introduction of genetically modified crops and the fight to protect growers better from grain trader insolvencies. Still involved with the family farm he is passionate about rural Australia and its people and hopes to use his role to act as an advocate for those involved in the grain sector.

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