With gas prices at record highs, and a smaller-than-usual harvest, the last thing U.S. rice farmers needed was more pressure. But with the discovery of genetically engineered rice on shelves in the biotech-averse European Union and Japan, outright bans of American rice seem possible. Worried farmers are lining up behind legislation proposed by SunWest, California's largest rice miller, to ban genetically engineered rice in the state.
October 17, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Fourth-generation farmer Greg Massa was in the middle of the rice harvest, and he was dirty, angry and depressed.
The price of the gasoline that powers his water pumps and rice harvester has never been more expensive. A late planting season, hot summer and rising expenses had ensured a less-than-stellar harvest, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture forecasting a 13 percent drop compared with last year.
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