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Idaho Wheat Commission Executive Director Blaine Jacobson believes commercial genetically modified wheat in the U.S. market is about 8 to 10 years away, but it wouldn’t surprise him to see it appear sooner in another country.
“There is a lot of research on transgenic wheat underway, (and) I don’t think there’s any doubt it will happen,” Jacobson said. “It’s just a question of when it’s going to happen.”
Doug Jones, executive director of Growers for Biotechnology, agrees with Jacobson’s timeline.
“I think it’s inevitable it will happen,” he said.
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