Greenpeace has done many direct actions in Europe and the United States aimed at disrupting the transport of Roundup Ready soya beans. The U.S. started growing the soya beans last year and mixes them in with the GE-free crop, preventing buyers from choosing between the two. Many retailers both small and large are declaring themselves GE free. In Switzerland, the use of GE soya in human food is illegal. Legislators are starting to prohibit the import of GE products and are creating mandatory labelling policies in many other countries.
Canadian farmers have an opportunity to corner an emerging green market.
There is no reason, other than corporate profit, to rush blindly into a massive genetic experiment.