BE Corn Crop Summary

BE Corn Events in the Food Supply

BE Event Trait Producing 

Countries Comments FDA Review

MZIR098

Insect Resistance, 

Herbicide

Tolerance

Canada, United 

States BNF-151

MON87419 Herbicide

Tolerance

Brazil, Canada, 

United States BNF-148

MZHG0JG Herbicide

Tolerance

Canada, United 

States BNF-150

MON87403 Increased Ear 

Biomass

Canada, United 

States BNF-147

MON87411

Insect Resistance, 

Herbicide

Tolerance

Brazil, Canada, 

United States BNF-145

VCO-Ø1981-5 Herbicide

Tolerance

Canada, Costa Rica, 

United States BNF-137

4114

Insect Resistance, 

Herbicide

Tolerance

Canada, United 

States BNF-136

HCEM485 Herbicide

Tolerance

Canada, United 

States BNF-106

MON87427 Herbicide

Tolerance

Brazil, Canada, 

United States

Trade Name: 

Roundup ReadyTM BNF-126

5307 Insect Resistance Brazil, Canada, 

United States

Trade Name: 

Agrisure® 

DuracadeTM

BNF-128

DAS40278 Herbicide

Tolerance

Brazil, Canada, 

United States

Trade Name: 

EnlistTM BNF-120

MON87460 Drought 

Tolerance

Brazil, Canada, 

United States

Trade Name: 

Genuity® 

DroughtGardTM

BNF-116

MIR162 Insect Resistance

Argentina, Brazil, 

Canada, Colombia, 

Paraguay, United 

States

Trade Name: 

AgrisureTM Viptera BNF-113

98140 Herbicide

Tolerance

Argentina, Canada, 

United States

Trade Name: 

OptimumTM GATTM BNF-111
MON89034 Insect Resistance

Argentina, Brazil, 

Canada, Honduras, 

Paraguay, 

Philippines, South 

Africa, United 

States

Trade Name: 

YieldGardTM VT 

ProTM

BNF-107

3272 Alpha Amylase Brazil, Canada, 

United States

Trade Name: 

EnogenTM BNF-095

MIR604 Insect Resistance

Argentina, Brazil, 

Canada, United 

States

Trade Name: 

AgrisureTM RW BNF-099

LY038 Increased Lysine Canada, United 

States

Trade Name: 

MaveraTM Maize BNF-087

MON88017 Insect Resistance

Argentina, Brazil, 

Canada, Honduras, 

United States

Trade Name: 

YieldGardTM VTTM 

RootwormTM RR2

BNF-097

59122

Insect Resistance, 

Herbicide

Tolerance

Canada, United 

States

Trade Name: 

HerculexTM RW BNF-081

TC6275

Insect Resistance, 

Herbicide 

Tolerance

Canada, United 

States BNF-093

MON863 Insect Resistance Canada, United 

States

Trade Name: 

YieldGardTM 

Rootworm RW, 

MaxGardTM

BNF-075

TC1507

Insect Resistance, 

Herbicide 

Tolerance

Argentina, Brazil, 

Canada, Colombia,

Cuba, Honduras,

Pakistan, Paraguay, 

Philippines, South 

Africa, United 

States, Uruguay

Trade Name: 

HerculexTM I, 

HerculexTM CB

BNF-073

NK603 Herbicide 

Tolerance

Argentina, Brazil, 

Canada, Colombia, 

Honduras, Panama, 

Paraguay, 

Philippines, South 

Africa, United 

States, Uruguay

Trade Name: 

Roundup ReadyTM 2 BNF-071

MS6 Male Sterility United States Trade Name: 

InVigorTM BNF-066
676

Herbicide

Tolerance, Male 

Sterility

United States BNF-036

678 Pollination 

Control United States BNF-036

680

Herbicide

Tolerance, Male 

Sterility

United States BNF-036

CBH-351

Insect Resistance, 

Herbicide

Tolerance

United States Trade Name: 

StarlinkTM BNF-041

GA21 Herbicide 

Tolerance

Argentina, Brazil, 

Canada, Paraguay, 

Philippines, South 

Africa, United 

States, Uruguay

Trade Name: 

Roundup ReadyTM, 

AgrisureTMGT

BNF-051

DBT418 Insect Resistance Canada, United 

States

Trade Name: Bt 

XtraTM BNF-040

MON802

Insect Resistance, 

Herbicide 

Tolerance

Canada, United 

States BNF-035

MON 805 Herbicide 

Tolerance NONE BNF-035

MON 831 Herbicide 

Tolerance NONE BNF-035

MON 832 Herbicide 

Tolerance NONE Trade Name: Roundup ReadyTM BNF-035

MON810

Insect Resistance, 

Herbicide

Tolerance

Argentina, Brazil, 

Canada, Chile, 

Colombia, Egypt, 

European Union, 

Honduras, 

Paraguay, 

Philippines, South 

Africa, United 

States, Uruguay

Trade Name: 

YieldGardTM, 

MaizeGardTM

BNF-034

MON809

Insect Resistance, 

Herbicide 

Tolerance

Canada, United 

States BNF-034

MON801

Insect Resistance, 

Herbicide 

Tolerance

United States BNF-018
MS3 Male Sterility Canada, United 

States

Trade Name: 

InVigorTM BNF-031

Bt11 Insect Resistance

Argentina, Brazil 

Canada, Paraguay, 

Philippines, South 

Africa, United 

States, Uruguay

Trade Name: 

AgrisureTM CB/LL BNF-017

DLL25 Herbicide 

Tolerance

Canada, United 

States BNF-028

T14 Herbicide 

Tolerance

Canada, United 

States

Trade Name: 

Liberty LinkTM BNF-029

Bt176 Insect Resistance Argentina, Canada, 

United States

Trade Names: 

NaturGard 

KnockOutTM, 

MaximizerTM

BNF-024

T25 Herbicide 

Tolerance

Argentina, Brazil, 

Canada, United 

States

Trade Name: 

Liberty LinkTM BNF-029

Bt10 Insect Resistance none NO

32138 Fertility Control Brazil, United 

States

Trade Name: 32138 

SPT maintainer NO

33121

Insect Resistance, 

Herbicide 

Tolerance

NONE NO

BE Field Corn Production

BE corn is produced commercially in 15 countries. In the following 7 countries, BE corn 

production represents more than half of all corn production: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, 

Honduras, South Africa, the United States and Uruguay. Corn sourced from these countries 

should be presumed to be BE corn. The following 8 countries also produce BE corn: Colombia, 

Czech Republic, Paraguay, The Philippines, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain and Vietnam.

In 2017, 32% of all global corn production was BE corn (ISAAA, 2017). Since corn grain moves 

feely in global commerce, and since non-BE corn often commands a premium price, corn grain 

moving in global commerce should be presumed to be BE corn.

BE Field Corn Food Safety Reviews

FDA biotechnology consultations have been completed for 45 BE corn events (FDA, 2018).

BE Sweet Corn Production
Because all BE sweet corn was developed by breeding with BE field corn, the events are the 

same. However, only a few of the insect resistant and herbicide tolerant events developed for 

BE field corn have been bred into BE sweet corn. The biotradestatus database maintained by 

CropLife International lists the status of two sweet corn products as “Commodity Cultivation”. 

The sweet corn hybrids sold under the trade names Attribute contain event Bt11 and the sweet 

corn hybrids sold under the trade name Attribute II contain events Bt11, MIR162 and GA21 

(CropLife International, 2018). Please note that the biotradestatus database is populated by 

CropLife International member companies and may not reflect other products that may also be 

in the market.

BE sweet corn is produced commercially in Canada and the United States. Production 

estimates vary from 10% to 25% in the United States. Because many other countries produce

BE field corn with the same events present in BE sweet corn, those countries could also become 

producers of BE sweet corn in the future.

BE Sweet Corn Food Safety Reviews

There are no separate food safety reviews for BE sweet corn. The food safety reviews are based on 

safety in corn of any genetic background.

BE Popcorn

There is no commercial production of BE popcorn. All popcorn can be presumed to be non-BE.

References

CropLife International (2018) Biotradestatus Database

http://www.biotradestatus.com/

FDA (2018) Biotechnology Consultations on Food from GE Plant Varieties

https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/fdcc/?set=Biocon

ISAAA (2017) Global Status of Commercialized Biotech-GM Crops – 2017