Sixteen wheat and farm groups in the United States, Australia and Canada announced today that they “will work toward the goal of synchronized commercialization of biotech traits in wheat in the three countries.”

The commitment to synchronized commercialization was part of a larger statement calling for “innovation in wheat, including the future commercialization of biotechnology.”

Wheat farmers have complained that their seeds have not keep up with the innovation that has occurred in corn, soybeans and cotton through biotechnology. But importers in a number of countries including Japan, Korea and Italy have resisted biotech wheat and the products made from it, citing consumer concerns.

▪ Wheat Biotechnology Commercialization — Trilaterial Statement of American, Australian and Canadian Organizations
▪ U.S. Wheat Associates — Biotechnology