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S. Korea resumes buying wheat from Ore.
KGW ^ | 07/10/2013 | KGW Staff

Posted on 07/10/2013 11:06:49 PM PDT by TexGrill

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Flour mills in South Korea will resume buying from the Pacific Northwest following a genetically modified wheat investigation.

South Korea stopped importing after a genetically modified wheat crop was found in Eastern Oregon in May.

More: Illegal Monsanto gene-altered wheat found growing in E. Oregon

South Korea will still test for the problem, but will not restrict purchases of wheat grown in Oregon in the meantime. Oregon’s wheat industry brings in around $500 million a year.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; US: Oregon
KEYWORDS: southkorea
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1 posted on 07/10/2013 11:06:50 PM PDT by TexGrill
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Will trade used Boeing 777 airplane for wheat.


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