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Agricultural Biotechnology: Facilitating Trade for Food and Feed
Sharon Bomer Lauritsen
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative, Agriculture
North American Agricultural Biotechnology Council
June 2, 2015
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Outline
Agricultural Biotechnology in U.S. and Global Agriculture
Issues Affecting Agricultural Trade
U.S. Government Approaches to Trade and Agricultural Biotechnology
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I S A A ABiotech Crop Countries and Mega-Countries*, 2014
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I S A A A
Global Adoption Rates (%) for PrincipalBiotech Crops, 2014
Source: Clive James, 2014Hectarage based on FAO Preliminary Data for 2012.
M Acres
200180160140120100806040200
82%Soybean
68%Cotton
30%Maize
25%Canola
494445395346296247198140
99490
111
37
184
36
ConventionalBiotech
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I S A A A
M Acres
Global Area of Biotech Crops,1996 to 2014: By Crop (MillionHectares, Million Acres)
Source: Clive James, 2014
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Soybean MaizeCotton Canola
0
99 4074 30
49 2025 10
173 70
148 60
124 50
247 100
222 90
198 80
0
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I S A A A
0 01996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Source: Clive James, 20142002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
20
40
60
80
346 140
296 120
247 100
395 160
445 180
49
99
M Acres494 200
148
198
Total Industrial Developing
Global Area of Biotech Crops, 1996 to 2014: Industrial and Developing Countries
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Biotechnology and Trade
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
soybeans corn cotton canola
global trade
share ofglobal tradefrom GEproducers
Biotechnology: Trade in Major Crops, 2012/13
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
soybeans corn cotton canola
% global trade from GE producers: 2012/13
Source: Brooks and Barfoot, 20147
Source: IDB Integration and Trade Sector based on INTrade.
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RTA Expansion 1975
Source: IDB Integration and Trade Sector based on INTrade.
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RTA Expansion 1995
Source: IDB Integration and Trade Sector based on INTrade.
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RTA Expansion 2014
U.S. Commodity Exports (2014)
Corn: $10.6 billion to 71 countries(93 percent biotech)
Soybeans and Products: $30.5 billion to 110 countries(94 percent biotech)
Cotton: $4.4 billion to 68 countries( 93 percent biotech)
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Soybean Industry PortfolioPipeline of biotech events and novel trait releases
Quality/Food
Agronomic
2020
Increased oil & improved feed
efficiency(Du Pont Pioneer)
Source: Pipeline information from industry & published sources: May 2014
Nematode Resistance
(BASF;Monsanto; Syngenta)LibertyLink
(LL)(Bayer)
Imidazolinone Tolerant Brazil only.
(BASF/Embrapa Brazil)
RR2Y(Monsanto)
Omega‐3 Stearidonic Acid
(Monsanto)
2013
Dicamba Tolerant(Monsanto)
High Oleic / Low‐Sat
(Vistive Gold) (Monsanto)
Disease Resistance (Syngenta)
Commercialized
High‐Oleic (Plenish)
(Du Pont Pioneer)
HigherYield II(Monsanto)
Lepidoptera Resistance (Du Pont Pioneer)
MGITolerant (Syngenta/ Bayer)
LibertyLink (LL)(Bayer)
Bt/RR2Y(Monsanto)
Glytol/HPPD (Bayer/MS
Technologies)
Glytol / HPPD / LL (Bayer/MS
Technologies)
Enlist 2,4‐D Tolerant (Dow)
Asian rust (Syngenta;Du Pont Pioneer)
Low Raff‐Stach
(Virginia Tech)
Herbicide Tolerant (3rdgeneration) (Monsanto)
IR/Enlist2,4‐D(Dow)
Vistive Gold Xtend
(Monsanto)
Insect resistant (2nd generation)
(Monsanto)
Droughtresistant(Embrapa/COODETEC)
Commercialized
Insect resistant (sucking
insects/stink bugs)
Enlist/RR2Y(Dow)
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Issues Affecting Trade of Products Derived from Modern Biotechnology
Lack of regulations in developing countries Asynchronous Authorizations Low Level Presence Labeling Field Trial Permits Liability Issues “Opt Out” on approvals
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U.S. Government Approaches
Sustained working-level
Bilateral
Plurilateral
Multilateral
Trade agreement negotiations
Trade and technical capacity building and outreach
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The Future?
Scientific advances will continue to provide tools to improve crop varieties and animal breeds.
Businesses need predictability and certainty in regulatory processes.
Enabling policy environments will allow products of these innovations to be used and traded globally in a reliable manner.
Stewardship on the part of technology developers is critical to help facilitate trade.
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