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| David Kendra |
 Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2003 6:56 pm |
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BRAZIL-MONSANTO
September 20, 2003
Associated Press
Alan Clendenning
SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Brazil¹s president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, will,
according to this story, decide within days whether to legalize genetically
modified soybeans planted in a key southern agricultural state where 70
percent of the crop is now cultivated illegally.
The story says that Rio Grande do Sul Governor Germano Rigotto met with
Silva Friday to discuss the issue, and issued a statement later saying he
believed Silva would approve an emergency measure allowing use of the seeds
in planting scheduled to begin in several weeks, with Rigotto quoted as
saying, "The solution must be immediate because the producers are saying
there are not enough conventional soybeans for this harvest.""
Silva spokesman Andre Singer was cited as saying Silva would issue a
decision soon, but declined comment on whether the planting will be
legalized.
Brazilian growers use seeds smuggled from neighboring countries, then grow
more on their own land. The Brazilian government rarely enforces the law,
and experts estimate 17 percent of the country¹s soybean crop are grown from
the seeds. |
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