If you haven't already heard, there's a potentially significant issue with Syngenta's Agrisure Viptera corn. Primarily, China has indicated that they will not accept Viptera corn with the MIR162 insecticidal trait. This creates obvious problems with the possibility of buyers rejecting corn.
There are some sdditional details in this article by Rich Keller which Bob Nielsen posted on his Chat 'n Chew Cafe.
The National Corn Growers Association has put up a Viptera page discussing this issue. Syngenta has also put up a Viptera export information page.
At this point, producers should mainly stay current on this issue and aware of developments. If you've planted this corn you may want to contact your buyer and make sure you won't run into any problems. Hopefully additional information will be forthcoming soon.
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