A WA parliamentary question seeks data on GM canola harvest, sales, and storage. The government provides partial data, withholding sales and storage figures due to commercial sensitivity.

AnsweredQoN 5794Legislative Assembly
Asked
22 June 2011
Portfolio
Agriculture and Food

QuestionView source ↗

In relation to the sale of Genetically Modified (GM) canola, I ask:
(a) how much GM canola has been harvested in Western Australia to date;
(b) of the GM canola harvested, how much has been sold; and
(c) how much GM canola is still in storage silos?

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Answered
9 August 2011
Responded by
Minister for Agriculture and Food
Response time
48 days
(a) 49 000 tonnes.
(b)-(c) WA grain traders have advised the Department of Agriculture and Food that a significant proportion of the 2010/11 crop of GM canola has been sold.  The grain traders have declined to release any additional information because release of the additional information may affect marketing negotiations.
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