Current Biotech Seed Products<\/big><\/strong><\/p>\n\n NCGA recommends that farmers select hybrids with the full knowledge of whether the hybrid number is a conventional variety or a biotech variety that that has approval status in major U.S. export markets.<\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n\n KNOW BEFORE YOU GROW ®<\/sup><\/big><\/strong><\/p>\n\n KNOW THE APPROVAL STATUS OF BIOTECH CORN HYBRIDS<\/big><\/strong><\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n\n NCGA firmly supports compliance with the regulations on biotechnology in place in major U.S. corn export markets. In order to ensure U.S. farmers support our international customers and help maintain important trade relationships, NCGA urges growers to steward U.S.-grown biotech hybrids yet to be approved in major export markets away from export channels. To do so, growers should read the grower agreements prior to planting and communicate with their grain buyers.<\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n\n For a full list of product status across all commodities in all markets, the Crop Life International (CLI) provides public access to the www.biotradestatus.com<\/a> database.<\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n\n NCGA recognizes the grower’s need for access to technology while respecting export markets that do not maintain synchronized regulatory review of biotechnology products. Our policy is to require technology companies establish import approval for all traits in corn to our #1 export market, Japan and be pursuing approval in all other markets.<\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n\n In addition, NCGA reviews new products coming to market and their status globally to assess the global trade impacts. We review how new products can come to market under a stewardship program to avoid regulatory regimes that have not synchronized with the majority of the markets worldwide. We prioritize the education of growers understanding the terms of the stewardship program and seed company follow up on grain flows away from potentially sensitive markets. Below are current approved products that are under stewardship due to regulatory delays in an asynchronous system.<\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n\n Duracade: Syngenta<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Stewardship Program here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n\n Enlist Corn: DowAgrosciences<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Product information here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n <\/p>\n\n Qrome: DuPont Pioneer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n