GM Crops

 

Does the country plant GM crops?
1Yes
Does the country plant GM crops?
Since
2000
Since
Area with GM crops in millions hectares
1.116
Area with GM crops in millions hectares

 
 
Percentage of each GM crop

 


HT: herbicide-tolerant - IR: insect-resistant

 
 
Adoption of transgenic crops in the country
  

 

SOYBEAN
HT, HT/IR

MAIZE
HT/IR, HT, IR


HT: herbicide-tolerant - IR: insect-resistant

 
 

 

 

Trade

 

International trade of GM crops

Uruguay is a net ag-exporting country. Products derived from GM crops represent more than 18.5% of the value of the country's agricultural exports and reach 28 countries. For more information about the contribution of GM crops to world trade, from Uruguay and other Latin American countries, visit the Trade section.

 

  

 

 

  

Are there local developments?

Yes

Some examples of local developments

• Drought-tolerant soybean developed by the Instituto Nacional de Investigación Agropecuaria (INIA), in conjunction with the Laboratory of Plant Molecular Biology of the Facultad de Ciencias and the National University of South Korea.