Wassell said no biotech wheat product would be introduced until U.S. and foreign regulators had approved it. The University of Minnesota has an agreement with Monsanto to help develop biotech wheat. We look at yields, quality and resistance to diseases. They're undergoing a full battery of testing. Anderson said biotech crops allow producers to cut chemical use and permit safer use of pesticides.
Concern persists, however.
They are concerned about their markets overseas. Forsyth, of U.S. Wheat Associates, agrees.