b"WORLD STATUSSouth Australia growers can choose GM while the tomato brown rugose fruit virus is found in Turkey.AUSTRALIA tion of GM events of five crops,Mexico and the U.S. Almost all SOUTH AUSTRALIAS farmers can finally choosenamely corn, sugarcane, cotton,current available tomato varie-to access GM crop innovations that have beenwheat and soybeans. Theties are resistant to both TMV approved for commercial cultivation in Australiadecree states that the Nationaland TOMV, but this new virus since 2003. General manager of the AustralianBiosafety Committee will estab- broke the resistance. The symp-Seed Federation, Osman Mewett, says, Multiplelish an abbreviated evaluationtoms are similar to the PepMV.independent reviews demonstrated there is noprocedure for the says GM trade and marketing benefit to maintaining thecrops to address the country'sVIETNAMGM moratorium in South Australia. The mostinternal food supply as well asA new pest risk assessment recent review found that the GM moratoriumagricultural products for export. has been approved by both the has cost the states canola industry $33 million,U.S. Department of Agriculture with no tangible trade or marketing benefit inTURKEY (USDA) and Vietnams Ministry return. THE TOMATO BROWN Rugose Fruitof Agriculture and Rural To remain internationally competitive andVirus (ToBRF) virus has beenDevelopment (MARD), opening meet the potential for future growth will dependfound in Turkey. The Britishthe door for U.S. sorghum to on the South Australian governments continuedSociety for Plant Pathologyflow into the country for high-adoption of policies that embrace innovation,confirms finding of the virus invalue uses including pet food engage investors and bring new technologies toAntalya greenhouses in theirand liquor as well as a feed market in a timely manner. magazine New Disease Reports.product for the aquaculture, ToBRFV has been popping uppoultry and swine industries.BOLIVIA on tomato growing sites all overThis opening follows nearly INTERIM PRESIDENT Jeanine Aez issued athe world. According to EPPO,five years of collaborative Supreme Decree authorizing the Nationalthe virus was confirmed inefforts. Biosafety Committee to speed up the evalua- Germany, Israel, Italy, Jordan,Providing Processing & HandlingSolutions for YOUR Business forover 35 YearsIn-HouseOptical SortingWWW.CANSEEDEQUIP.COMDemonstrations1-800-644-8397On-Site Setup& Training 52GERMINATION.CAJULY 2020"