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2006-10-30 |

Thailand benefits from GMO rice contamination scandal

Bangkok, THAILAND — Thailand’s biggest rice exporters say there is no market for genetically-engineered (GE) crops. The rice exporters joined Greenpeace in a press conference entitled “Investing in Agriculture for Food Security” on World Food Day today to warn Thailand’s new cabinet to reconsider the country’s GE policy. Thailand’s rice exports experienced a considerable upsurge following GE contamination scandal which caused the rejection of US rice imports to Europe and the Middle East.

“Thailand’s strength is non-GE rice. Since October, many buyers have switched to importing rice from Thailand after it was revealed that US rice was tainted with GE contamination. We are now sharing the USA’s rice market. And if the US contamination scandal isn’t solved, Thailand will permanently occupy this market share,” said Wallop Pitchyapongsa, Managing Director of Capital Rice Co., Ltd. “The government must therefore clearly establish Thailand as a major source of non-GE food products.”

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2006-10-30 |

Thailand benefits from GMO rice contamination scandal

Bangkok, THAILAND — Thailand’s biggest rice exporters say there is no market for genetically-engineered (GE) crops. The rice exporters joined Greenpeace in a press conference entitled “Investing in Agriculture for Food Security” on World Food Day today to warn Thailand’s new cabinet to reconsider the country’s GE policy. Thailand’s rice exports experienced a considerable upsurge following GE contamination scandal which caused the rejection of US rice imports to Europe and the Middle East.

“Thailand’s strength is non-GE rice. Since October, many buyers have switched to importing rice from Thailand after it was revealed that US rice was tainted with GE contamination. We are now sharing the USA’s rice market. And if the US contamination scandal isn’t solved, Thailand will permanently occupy this market share,” said Wallop Pitchyapongsa, Managing Director of Capital Rice Co., Ltd. “The government must therefore clearly establish Thailand as a major source of non-GE food products.”

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