The war against GMO’s is still playing out in Africa. French news platform RFI reports that farmers in Kenya are fighting over whether to grow Bt cotton. One farmer claimed his yields jumped 166 percent with Bt cotton seed, but opponents say initial yield gains eventually recede and Bt cotton is of poor quality. Threatening the opposition’s narrative is the reality of Bt cotton production in the largest cotton producing countries. Yields of Bt cotton are substantially larger than that of Kenya’s non-GMO cotton, and they have remained consistently higher over many years. Additionally, the four top exporters of cotton (U.S., Brazil, Australia and India) have consistently retained their positions, indicating that any q...
Key Market Insights The broad market is locked in on this week’s Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing, but this is no longer just a trade summit. Increasingly, the meeting is becoming tied directly to Iran, energy security, and the growing global economic fallout from disruptions through the Strai...
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