China approved five genetically modified (GM) crops for import on Tuesday, the first in about 18 months in a move that could boost its overseas grains purchases and ease pressure from the United States to open its markets to more farm goods.

The United States is the world’s biggest producer of GM crops, while China is the top importer of GM soybeans and canola.

 

U.S. farmers and global seed companies have long complained about Beijing’s slow and unpredictable process for appro...ving GM crops for import, stoking trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies.

 

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