AreaAustralia
Commodity GroupOilseeds, oils and meals
CommodityRapeseed
Date01/08/2019
Policy CategoryOther
Policy InstrumentGMO policy
DescriptionAuthorized, in the state of South Australia, the cultivation of genetically modified (GM) food crops, including GM rapeseed varieties.
NotesAligning 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.
