❓ 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
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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?
(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?
AnswerView source ↗
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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(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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