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Dow Jones | January 11, 2000 BANGKOK - A U.S. delegation visiting Thailand Tuesday said the country should be open to using technology involving genetically modified organisms, saying it will help boost Thai crop output rather than causing harmful effects.

PA News | January 13, 2000 | By Amanda Brown, Environment Correspondent, PA News Government backed rules will fail to protect organic farms from contamination by genetically modified pollen spread from crop trials, it was claimed today.

GREATER TRADE LIBERALISATION NEEDED BEFORE SIGNIFICANT RISE IN WORLD WHEAT PRICES Financial Times (London) / January 7, 2000 / By PETER MONTAGNON Farm trade reform under China's World Trade Organisation accession agreement is likely to have only a modest impact on the world grain and oilseed market.

Reuters | January 11, 2000 HOUSTON - Nearly three-fourths of American consumers would support genetically modified crops if the technology means farmers can reduce pesticide use, according to a survey released Tuesday by the American Farm Bureau.

Reuters | January 13, 2000 | By Randy Fabi HOUSTON - U.S. farmers plan to cut back sharply their plantings of genetically modified soybeans, corn and cotton this year, partly in response to a European backlash against bioengineered foods, a Reuters straw poll said Thursday.

Ontario Farmer Daily / January 11, 2000 Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister, Lyle Vanclief, announced recently the Government of Canada will provide $200,000 in funding to help ensure Canada remains the biggest exporter of peas and lentils in the world.

Houston Chronicle | January 10, 2000 | NELSON ANTOSH

Reuters | January 13, 2000 | By Randy Fabi HOUSTON - U.S. farmers emphatically oppose any federally-required labels on foods made with genetically modified crops as the European Union, Japan, South Korea and others move to give consumers more information, a Reuters straw poll said Thursday.