Aussie bulk handlers ready for GM canola

“Handling of GM varieties is something we do already
with different types of commodities, so it is not a new issue. We will take care
to ensure the segregations are preserved,” GrainCorp managing director, Tom
Keene said. Mr Keene is confident there will be no problem with co-existence.
There will be extra steps taken initially to ensure there is no chance of
contamination. “We will try and make sure the unloading point is unique,” Mr
Keene said.

What the market want
The decision lay,
however, on the market and what the market wanted. Thus far Mr Keene says the
only customer concerned about buying GM canola is Goodman Fielder. ABB’s quality
and technical services manager, Geoff Masters, says his company will react in
accordance with the market. “Obviously we won’t see much for a couple of years
yet but once there are commercial amounts of GM canola being grown we will be
driven by commercial needs.”

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Source: Farmonline