Global Status

In 2004, 56% of the 86 million hectares of soybean planted globally were biotech - up from 55 % in 2003, despite an increase in the global area of soybean from 76 million hectares in 2003 to 86 million hectares in 2004. Of the 32 million hectares of cotton, 28% or 9.0 million hectares were planted to biotech cotton in 2004. The area planted to biotech canola, expressed on a percentage basis, increased from 16% in 2003 to 19% or 4.3 million hectares of the 23 million hectares of canola planted globally in 2004. Similarly, of the 143 million hectares of maize planted in 2004, 14% was planted to biotech maize, up significantly from 11% in 2003. Thus, the global adoption rates for all four biotech crops, soybeans, maize, cotton and canola all increased significantly between 2003 and 2004.

Related Topics:

1. Global Area of Biotech Crops
2. Distribution of Biotech Crops in Industrial and Developing Countries
3. Distribution of Biotech Crops, by Country
4. Distribution of Biotech Crops, by Crop
5. Distribution of Biotech Crops, by Trait
6. Dominant Biotech Crops
7. Global Adoption of Biotech Soybean, Maize, Cotton and Canola
8. The Global Value of the Biotech Crop Market

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