Adoption of genetically engineered crops continues its rapid growth in the United States. The US Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service report on Adoption of Genetically Engineered Crops in the U.S. released on July 1, notes that soybeans and cotton genetically engineered with herbicide-tolerant traits have been the most widely and rapidly adopted GE crops followed by insect-resistant cotton and corn. The 2010 data sets from the report show that:

• Adoption of GE soybeans is 93% in 2010, up from 91% in 2009
• Adoption of GE cotton increased to 93% in 2010 from 88% in 2009
• Adoption of biotech corn is 86% from 85% in 2009

Data is also available on the extent of adoption of herbicide- tolerant and insect -resistant crops since their introduction in 1996. Randomly selected farmers across the U.S. were asked if they planted any of the three biotech crops. Conventionally bred herbicide-tolerant varieties were excluded.

Visit http://www.ers.usda.gov/Data/BiotechCrops/#2008-7-2 for the data sets of the report.