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Nature Biotechnology 26, 260 (1 March 2008) | doi:10.1038/nbt0308-260

Brazil surpasses US in new transgenic crop plantings

Stacy Lawrence

Last year, Brazil planted 3.5 million (28% of all crops) new hectares of transgenic crops, whereas the United States added only 3.1 million (25%). Developing economies accounted for 43% of global biotech crop area, with a growth rate of 21%.