AreaJapan

Commodity GroupGrains

CommodityWheat

Date13/05/2013

Policy CategoryTrade

Policy InstrumentGMO policies and regulations

DescriptionAnnounced that the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries had temporarily suspended imports of Western White and feed wheat from the US (PNW region) with immediate effect, following the discovery of unapproved GM wheat in the state of Oregon.