In 2004, global acreage of transgenic crops grew by one-fifth to more than 80 million hectares, valued at almost $5 billion. The top transgenic crop continues to be soybeans (more than half of area planted with soybeans is transgenic) with maize, corn and cotton having about 15% and 30%, respectively, of total area planted with transgenic seeds. The United States is by far the largest producer (57% of worldwide area planted) followed by Argentina, Canada, Brazil and China.
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Credit: Source: Cropnosis, International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications
Credit: Source: International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications
Credit: Source: Economic Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture
Credit: Source: Economic Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture
Credit: Source: International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications
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Lawrence, S. Agbio keeps on growing. Nat Biotechnol 23, 281 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0305-281
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