Agriculture committee  I'll add one more comment as to what I see possibly happening domestically. The soybean industry and the growers have been partnering with government and universities on a project called Soy 20/20. They're working on new value-added opportunities from soybeans to help increase

Agriculture committee  I think Jim is right. We're really lucky in the Canadian soybean industry to have the Canadian identity preserved recognition system. This is a system that's administered by the government, by the Canadian Grain Commission. It's something that allows us to have a competitive adva

Agriculture committee  A lot of our production does go to export, but when it comes to soy foods in Canada, there is a small market that will use non-GMO soybeans produced in Canada. Now, when you're talking about a soy food, you have to look at the label. If it says “whole Canadian soybeans”, you kno

Agriculture committee  Yes, that is correct.

Agriculture committee  I think a really important note is that every farmer who grows for an export market is going to be signing a contract with an exporter, and that contract is going to stipulate the management practices required, whether the customer wants organic or conventionally grown non-GM cro

Agriculture committee  Just in regard to your question, when we look at Japan it's consumer-driven. The consumers are asking and demanding the non-GMO product. They want to ensure that the products are not from biotech. In saying that, however, the Japanese government's approval processes are a little

Agriculture committee  To answer your question, I'll answer from the industry standpoint and then let Jim answer as a producer. One of the things we've done, as the Canadian soybean industry, is that we take a whole industry approach. I'll give Japan as an example of an export market. Japan is the Ca

Agriculture committee  Thank you. On behalf of the Canadian Soybean Council, I would like to thank the committee for inviting us to participate in the discussion concerning biotechnology. My name is Michelle McMullen, and I am currently the manager of the Canadian Soybean Council. The Canadian Soybe