Adoption of Biotech-enhanced Seedstock 1996-2003

Adoption of Biotech-enhanced Soybean Seedstock 1997-2003
(Major Exporting Countries Only)

Million Acres (Million Hectares)

United States
Year	Total Acres/Ha		Biotech Acres/Ha		Biotech Percent
1997	70.0	(28.3)	8.9	(3.6)	12.7
1998	72.0	(29.1)	25.2	(10.2)	35.0
1999	73.7	(29.8)	37.1	(15.0)	50.3
2000	74.3	(30.1)	40.8	(16.5)	54.9
2001	74.1	(30.0)	52.61	(21.3)	71.0
2002	72.8	(29.5)	56.1	(22.7)	77.0
2003	72.3	(29.3)	58.6	(23.7)	81.0

Argentina
Year	Total Acres/Ha		Biotech Acres/Ha		Biotech Percent
1997	15.3	(6.2)	3.5	(1.4)	22.9
1998	17.3	(7.1)	10.6	(4.3)	61.2
1999	20.3	(7.0)	15.8	(6.4)	90.0
2000	23.7	(9.6)	22.5	(9.1)	94.8
2001	27.7	(11.2)	26.9	(10.9)	97.3
2002	31.6	(12.8)	31.3	(12.7)	99.0
2003	34.6	(14.0)	34.3	(13.9)	99.1

Brazil*
Year	Total Acres/Ha		Biotech Acres/Ha		Biotech Percent
1997	32.1	(13.0)	0.6	(0.3)	2
1998	31.9	(12.9)	2.6	(1.0)	8
1999	33.6	(13.6)	5.0	(2.0)	15
2000	34.3	(13.9)	8.2	(3.3)	24
2001	39.3	(15.9)	11.8	(4.8)	30
2002	43.8	(17.7)	14.0	(5.7)	32
2003	52.6	(21.3)	17.9	(7.2)	34

Sources: Planted areas based on USDA/FAS June 2004 Table 4 Major Oilseeds. Biotech-enhanced percentages for the U.S. and Argentina based on briefs from the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA). U.S. percentage verified by USDA/NASS Agricultural Statistics Board June 2003 biotech planted acres report.

In September 2003, the government of Brazil officially approved the planting of biotech-enhanced, herbicide-tolerant soybeans. Brazil crop data based on estimates by the Brazilian Association of Seed Producers (Abrasem) and other non-governmental sources.

These three countries (the United States, Argentina and Brazil combined) produce more than 93 percent of the world's soybean exports.


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