Grower group calls for moratorium on genetically modified rice

“A California rice grower group today called for a moratorium on any outdoor production of genetically modified rice based on the results of a new study. The Rice Producers of California, a group of 200 Sacramento Valley rice growers, advises a ban to protect key export markets worth more than $200 million in Japan, Taiwan, South Korea and Turkey. Those markets account for 40 percent of California’s annual rice crop, the report states.”