source: clive james 2008 / total all ge varieties in u.s. in 2007 corn = 73% cotton = 87% soybean =...

SOURCE: Clive James 2008www.ers.usda.gov/Data/BiotechCrops/

Total all GE varieties in U.S. in 2007 Corn = 73% Cotton = 87% Soybean = 91%

M Acres

Global Area of Biotech Crops, 1996 to 2014:By Crop (Million Hectares, Million Acres)

Source: Clive James, 2014

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Soybean

MaizeCottonCanola

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

0

25

49

74

99

124

148

173

198

222

100247

Global Area of Biotech Crops, 1996 to 2014:By Trait (Million Hectares, Million Acres)

Source: Clive James, 2014

M Acres

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

0

49

99

148

198

247

297

Herbicide Tolerance

Insect Resistance (Bt)

Stacked Traits

Global Adoption Rates (%) for PrincipalBiotech Crops (Million Hectares, Million Acres), 2014

Source: Clive James, 2014Hectarage based on FAO Preliminary Data for 2012.

M Acres

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

200

82%Soybean

68%Cotton

30%Maize

25%Canola

0

49

99

140

198

247

296

346

395

445

494

111

37

184

36

Conventional

Biotech

Source: Clive James, 2014

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

200

0

49

99

148

198

247

296

346

395

445

494

Total

IndustrialDeveloping

M Acres

Global Area of Biotech Crops, 1996 to 2014:Industrial and Developing Countries (M Has, M Acres)

Biotech Crop Countries and Mega-Countries*, 2014

Global Area of Biotech Crops in 2006: by Country(Million Hectares)

SOURCE: USDA FAS Report FR5060

500-1000 Hectares of GE Corn500-1000 Hectares of GE CornGrown in France in 2005Grown in France in 2005

SOURCE: Demont, M., Devos, Y. and Sanvido, O. 2009. Regulating Coexistence - Another Barrier on the Path of Genetically Engineered Crops in Europe?

ISB News Report, April 2009, pp. 1-4.

Evolution of Bt-maize plantings in Spain (area in orange) and other EU Member States (area in grey) during 1997-2008, status in 2008 (black figures), and change from 2007 to 2008 (green and red figures). In 2008, France banned the cultivation of maize MON810 on its territory.

SOURCE: James, C. 2009. Global Status of Commercialized Biotech/GM Crops: 2008. The First Thirteen Years, 1996 to 2008 . International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA), Publication No. 39.

SOURCE: Capital Press, January 19, 2012http://www.capitalpress.com/print/mp-alfalfa-survey-011312

SOURCE: "Plant research in Europe: Few new GM plants - Number of field trials still in decline". GMO Safety, 5/18/12http://www.gmo-safety.eu/news/1416.plant-research-europe-genetic-engineering-field-trials.html

Number of release experiments with GM plants in Europe is decreasing. By May 2012, only 41 new releases (27 from companies) were submitted in

the E.U. compared to over 100 in 2009

“Plant research in Europe: Few new GM plants – Numberof field trials still in decline”

SOURCE: USDA-ERS. http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/adoption-of-genetically-engineered-crops-in-the-us/recent-trends-in-ge-adoption.aspx#.UdxSxD6_cYo

SOURCE: USDA-ERS. http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/adoption-of-genetically-engineered-crops-in-the-us/recent-trends-in-ge-adoption.aspx#.UdxSxD6_cYo

SOURCE: USDA-ERS. http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/adoption-of-genetically-engineered-crops-in-the-us/recent-trends-in-ge-adoption.aspx#.UdxSxD6_cYo

SOURCE: Fernandez-Cornejo, J., Wechsler, S., Livingston, M. and Mitchell, L. 2014. Genetically Engineered Crops in the United States. USDA Economic Research Service Report No. 162, February 2014.

SOURCE: Fernandez-Cornejo, J., Wechsler, S., Livingston, M. and Mitchell, L. 2014. Genetically Engineered Crops in the United States. USDA Economic Research Service Report No. 162, February 2014.

SOURCE: Fernandez-Cornejo, J., Wechsler, S., Livingston, M. and Mitchell, L. 2014. Genetically Engineered Crops in the United States. USDA Economic Research Service Report No. 162, February 2014.

SOURCE: Fernandez-Cornejo, J., Wechsler, S., Livingston, M. and Mitchell, L. 2014. Genetically Engineered Crops in the United States. USDA Economic Research Service Report No. 162, February 2014.

SOURCE: Fernandez-Cornejo, J., Wechsler, S., Livingston, M. and Mitchell, L. 2014. Genetically Engineered Crops in the United States. USDA Economic Research Service Report No. 162, February 2014.

SOURCE: Fernandez-Cornejo, J., Wechsler, S., Livingston, M. and Mitchell, L. 2014. Genetically Engineered Crops in the United States. USDA Economic Research Service Report No. 162, February 2014.

SOURCE: Fernandez-Cornejo, J., Wechsler, S., Livingston, M. and Mitchell, L. 2014. Genetically Engineered Crops in the United States. USDA Economic Research Service Report No. 162, February 2014.

SOURCE: Fernandez-Cornejo, J., Wechsler, S., Livingston, M. and Mitchell, L. 2014. Genetically Engineered Crops in the United States. USDA Economic Research Service Report No. 162, February 2014.

SOURCE: Fernandez-Cornejo, J., Wechsler, S., Livingston, M. and Mitchell, L. 2014. Genetically Engineered Crops in the United States. USDA Economic Research Service Report No. 162, February 2014.

SOURCE: Fernandez-Cornejo, J., Wechsler, S., Livingston, M. and Mitchell, L. 2014. Genetically Engineered Crops in the United States. USDA Economic Research Service Report No. 162, February 2014.

SOURCE: Fernandez-Cornejo, J., Wechsler, S., Livingston, M. and Mitchell, L. 2014. Genetically Engineered Crops in the United States. USDA Economic Research Service Report No. 162, February 2014.

SOURCE: Fernandez-Cornejo, J., Wechsler, S., Livingston, M. and Mitchell, L. 2014. Genetically Engineered Crops in the United States. USDA Economic Research Service Report No. 162, February 2014.

SOURCE: Fernandez-Cornejo, J., Wechsler, S., Livingston, M. and Mitchell, L. 2014. Genetically Engineered Crops in the United States. USDA Economic Research Service Report No. 162, February 2014.

SOURCE: Fernandez-Cornejo, J., Wechsler, S., Livingston, M. and Mitchell, L. 2014. Genetically Engineered Crops in the United States. USDA Economic Research Service Report No. 162, February 2014.

SOURCE: Fernandez-Cornejo, J., Wechsler, S., Livingston, M. and Mitchell, L. 2014. Genetically Engineered Crops in the United States. USDA Economic Research Service Report No. 162, February 2014.

SOURCE: Fernandez-Cornejo, J., Wechsler, S., Livingston, M. and Mitchell, L. 2014. Genetically Engineered Crops in the United States. USDA Economic Research Service Report No. 162, February 2014.

SOURCE: Fernandez-Cornejo, J., Wechsler, S., Livingston, M. and Mitchell, L. 2014. Genetically Engineered Crops in the United States. USDA Economic Research Service Report No. 162, February 2014.