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Imported GM soybeans and corn
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Eighty percent of soybeans in China are imported (more than 58 million tons), mostly GM, mainly to extract cooking materials, oil and meal, which do not contain transgenic material. The rest is used as animal feed ingredients, which do contain transgenic material. Soybeans have been imported since 1997 and they are cheaper than domestic beans.
An increasing amount of GM corn is imported (at least 25 strains approved), mostly for animal feed ingredients. Imports are rising because of increased demand for meat and, thus, animal feed.
Corn imports from all sources are expected to increase dramatically to 7 million from the approximately 3 million metric tons in the 2012-13 crop year.
China has approved around 25 strains of GM corn. But it recently blocked at least five US shipments of GM corn totaling around 545,000 metric tons because they contained traces of a still-unapproved gene (caterpillar-resistant) that has been widely approved worldwide and has been awaiting approval in China for two years. Stepped up vigilance and delay are attributed to public opposition.
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