Peaceful Coexistence

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Peaceful Coexistence

• NASDA/PEW Conference
• Presented by Duane Grant
• Grant 4-D Farms, 707E 600N, Rupert, Idaho 83350
  208-531-5149
• grant_at_pmt.org

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Our Transgenic Products
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Our Conventional Products
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Market Challenges
Three Crops
Three Different Market Reactions
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Potatoes

• Approved 1995, marketed as New Leaf
• Market peaked about 5 of plantings in 1999
• McCain Foods and McDonalds announced bans on GM
  potatoes 1999
• Testing-based Coexistence strategy implemented

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Potatoes

• Contract language GMO Potatoes The Company has
  the right to cause the potatoes to be tested and
  to reject Potatoes and terminate the agreement if
  GMO markers are found in any of the Growers
  potato crop. Grower represents that the Potatoes
  will not contain any GMO.
• .to be completed by August 31, 20__.

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Potatoes Test 1 plant per 6000
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Potatoes

• Illegal GM content (events not approved in Japan)
  discovered in dehydrated potato product shipments
  to Japan 2001

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Potatoes - Conclusion

• Withdrawn by Monsanto March 21,2001
• New Leaf potatoes failed due to lack of
  regulatory approvals
• Testing based coexistence worked

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Wheat
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US Wheat Production Exports
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Wheat
GM Crops commercialized
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Wheat

• Roundup Ready Spring Wheat proposed by Monsanto
  1999
• Coexistence became the issue
• GIPSA statement no transgenic wheat
  commercially produced sustained trade
• We will avoid importing from countries where it
  (GM Wheat) is grown.
• Antonio Costato, Grandi Molin Italiana

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Wheat - Conclusion

• Achieving zero tolerance impossible, lost markets
  certain
• Achieving tolerance to .09 too costly
• Farmers judgment Benefits offered insufficient
  to sustain segregated marketing system
• Monsanto deferred introduction May 10th, 2004

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Sugar Beet

• First event deregulated 1998, but no takers
• Grass roots demand by growers 2001
• New event deregulated in US 2005
• International regulatory approvals largely intact
  2006
• Segregated planting scheduled for 2006-07

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Sugar Beet - Conclusion

• Grower driven overwhelming environmental and
  economic benefits
• Sugar is identical
• 90 consumed domestically
• Commitment by processors to provide choice to
  users
• Coexistence will work, supported by verifiable
  process

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Peaceful Coexistence

• Freedom to choose for both supplier and customer
• Tolerance leads to Peace
• Burden of either marketing or demanding premium
  products must be born by benefactor

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Tools Needed

• Credible Authority mediating disputes
• Assurance of genetic purity of seed
• Education of non-GM growers
• Education of GM growers in conflict zones
• Clear articulation of liability
• Provision for zoning if required biologically

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What else to get this

• Inherent animosity between protagonist of
  different camps.
• Contamination vs. adventitious presence

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Solutions ARE Important!