Canada faces export bans in GM wheat crisis

Gregor Heard
Updated June 20 2018 - 10:33am, first published June 19 2018 - 7:00pm
The Canadian wheat industry is dealing with the fallout of a suspension of wheat purchases from both South Korea and Japan due to genetically modified wheat being found in the Canadian province of Alberta.
The Canadian wheat industry is dealing with the fallout of a suspension of wheat purchases from both South Korea and Japan due to genetically modified wheat being found in the Canadian province of Alberta.

THERE is a crisis in the Canadian wheat industry with the news two of its major buyers in both South Korea and Japan have suspended imports of Canadian wheat and flour due to the discovery of genetically modified (GM) wheat in the open in the prairie province of Alberta earlier this month.

Gregor Heard

Gregor Heard

National Grains Industry Reporter

Gregor Heard is ACM's national grains industry reporter, based in Horsham, Victoria. He has a wealth of knowledge surrounding the cropping sector through his 15 years in the role. Prior to that he was with the Fairfax network as a reporter with Stock & Land. Some of the major issues he has reported on during his time with the company include the deregulation of the export wheat market, the introduction of genetically modified crops and the fight to protect growers better from grain trader insolvencies. Still involved with the family farm he is passionate about rural Australia and its people and hopes to use his role to act as an advocate for those involved in the grain sector.

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