GM feed on the rise in Finland

The largest Finnish animal feed producers have avoided genetically modified (GM) raw material in their feed so far, however there is increasing economic pressure to adopt GM produce. Much of the soy used as a basic ingredient of Finnish animal feed comes from South America. Today over 10% of soy beans are genetically modified, with the proportion of altered soy increasing worldwide.

Up to now, the big Finnish feed producers such as Suomen Rehu and Rehuraisio have committed themselves not to use modified Significant amounts of GM soy is already being imported to Finland. With stiffening competition, Rehuaisio CEO Leif Liedes admits that in the long run, the big feed companies can hardly afford to be crusaders for non-genetically modified foods. Read more...

This blog is written by Martin Little The Global Miller, published and supported by the GFMT Magazine from Perendale Publishers.