AreaJapan

Commodity GroupGrains

CommodityWheat

Date29/07/2016

Policy CategoryTrade

Policy InstrumentImport ban

DescriptionTemporarily suspended new imports of Western White Wheat following reports that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) was investigating 22 bioengineered wheat plants found in a field in Washington State.