Area
Australia
Commodity Group
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Commodity
Rapeseed
Date
01/08/2019
Policy Category
Other
Policy Instrument
GMO policy
Description
Authorized, in the state of South Australia, the cultivation of genetically modified (GM) food crops, including GM rapeseed varieties.
Notes
Aligning its policies with those of the other Australian states, South Australia announced that, from next year, farmers would be given the choice to plant GM food crops, including GM rapeseed varieties (see also MPPU Sep.16 & July17). According to the local government, a review had found that the existing GM moratorium provided no price premium compared with GM crops grown in the neighbouring states. The moratorium will be lifted across the state, except in Kangaroo Island, where a group of producers has an established market for non-GM rapeseed in Japan.
