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Hi! I would just like to verify that the crops listed are the only crops currently genetically modified in the US as of April 2019. Thank you!
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Expert response from Community Manager
Tuesday, 04/06/2019 16:44
The 10 genetically modified crops available today include: alfalfa, apples, canola, corn (field and sweet), cotton, papaya, potatoes, soybeans, squash and sugar beets.
Below is a table outlining what year the ten crops became commercially available:
Squash |
1995 |
Cotton |
1996 |
Soybean |
1995 |
Corn |
1996 |
Papaya |
1997 |
Alfalfa |
2006 |
Sugar beets |
2006 |
Canola |
1999 |
Potato |
2016 |
Apple |
2017 |
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