News says quarantine Department permits American genetically modified corn to make animal feed

June 30 morning, according to foreign media reports, China's quarantine authorities have permitted the use of animal feed in four years of the first U.S. genetically modified corn, the batch of corn was loaded into storage warehouse last week. In late April, a private feed company in China bought 115,000 tonnes of U.S. corn, and the first batch of two shipments was loaded into the warehouse last week, Reuters reported.　　This is the first time China has imported American corn since 2006.　　Chinese quarantine authorities have allowed the first batch of U.S. genetically modified corn in animal feed for four years, which was loaded into storage last week, dealers said. China has strict requirements for GM grain imports: it should have a national import license and a quality safety certificate. A smooth handover of corn could mean the US will export more corn to China.　　China is now the largest importer of U.S. soybeans. Low U.S. corn prices will continue to attract Chinese feed mills and companies, and since the end of April Chinese companies have ordered more than 1 million tonnes of corn from the US.