Japan Approves Multi-Pest Control Corn Trait and Stacks from Syngenta

Syngenta Seeds, Inc. has received the Japan's regulatory approval for the Agrisure Viptera™ trait, the Agrisure Viptera 3111 trait stack and the Agrisure Viptera 3110 trait stack. Thus, it is already permissible to import U.S. corn grown with the Agrisure Viptera trait stacks for food or feed use in Japan, which also enables farmers to plant the seeds during the next year's planting season.

According to Syngenta, Agrisure Viptera 3111 trait stack has the most extensive control of insects in corn trait history, because of its Vip3A protein controlling a wide variety of pests such as corn earworm, fall armyworm, Western bean cutworm, black cutworm, dingy cutworm, common stalk borer and sugarcane borer.

"We are pleased that the Japanese government has given final approval to importing grain grown from corn hybrids with the Agrisure Viptera trait. U.S. growers now have access to trait technology that provides a level of insect control previously unavailable anywhere in the industry," said David Morgan, Syngenta Seeds president.

See the press release at http://www2.syngenta.com/en/media/mediareleases/en_100616_2.html.