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Transportation, Handling, and Logistical Implications of Bioengineered Grains and Oilseeds: A Prospective Analysis
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2000-11-01
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Alternative Title:Agricultural Transportation Challenges of the 21st Century
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TRIS Online Accession Number:00927550
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Abstract:Even though the biotech revolution is still in its infancy, significant transportation, handling, and logistical implications will likely result from the continued adoption of bioengineered crops by producers and end users. For the value of agricultural biotechnology to be ultimately realized, crop identity will have to be maintained in production and transportation, handling, and logistical supply chains. If crops bioengineered to have enhanced quality attributes are commingled with nonbioengineered crops, which are currently produced and marketed as homogenous commodities, the quality-enhancements in the bioengineered crops will be lost. Further, in some international markets, societal acceptance of bioengineered crops is a controversial issue. Labeling of bioengineered crops currently has been mandated in key international markets for some uses. Therefore, separate handling systems for bioengineered products and nonbioengineered commodities may need to be created as a result of the lack of immediate acceptance of genetically-modified crops in those markets. The overall goals of this analysis are to describe and analyze the transportation, handling, and logistical implications likely to result from the continued adoption of bioengineered grains and oilseeds in the United States, including such factors as the number and type of bioengineered products likely to emerge; product certification and testing requirements; and the transportation, storage, and handling requirements that will have to be met if bioengineered products are to be marketed successfully.
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