EU Commission authorizes sale of genetically modified soybeans in Europe
The European Commission has granted import approval for Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soybeans. This milestone allows for the import and food/feed use of Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soybeans into the European Union. The European Commissions approval follows Monsantos February announcement of Chinese import approval. With both the EU and Chinese import approvals and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the final stages of review for over-the-top use, Monsanto can now look forward to a full system launch in the United States in 2017 and continues to be in a strong position to supply roughly 15 million U.S. soy acres when the selling season arrives. A full system launch also is planned for Canadian soybean growers in 2017 given the previous Canadian regulatory approval for Roundup Xtend with VaporGripTM Technology and XtendiMax herbicide with VaporGrip Technology.
Roundup Ready 2 Xtend is Monsantos newest soybean platform that includes tolerance to dicamba. This new dicamba-tolerant trait is stacked with the current GenuityRoundup Ready 2 Yieldsoybean trait technology, which offers farmers the highest yield opportunity with more beans per pod and more bushels per acre.