Last week, Turkey's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs released a directive repealing its regulation that restricted market access of products with biotechnology derived content. The directive instructs Turkish ports to resume pre-October 26 procedures.
Joe O'Brien, U.S. Grains Council regional director in the Middle East and Subcontinent, says this is great news for U.S. farmers and exporters of U.S. value-added products like DDGS and corn gluten. The lift on the ban brings the assumption that everything will go back to the way it was before.
But that may not be the case long-term. Turkey's Prime Minister has referred a draft bio-safety law to Parliament for discussion.
USGC Director of Biotechnology Programs Rebecca Fecitt said, "Although we don't know the exact terms and details of the new, latest version of the bio-safety law, it is possible that if this law passed, it may provide the legal basis for the October 26 regulation to resume."
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