| Sources: Planted areas based on
USDA/FAS May 2005 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. |
