# Bollgard 3 gene approval could pave way to cottonseed sales to China

> Australia's Gene Technology Regulator issued Syngenta a licence for the Vip3A gene in Bollgard 3 cotton, which could ease sales of Bollgard 3 cottonseed into China's compound feed and oils sector. China imported about 300,000 tonnes of Australian cottonseed last year, and Australian seed prices have already fallen over 20 percent.

- Date: 2018-03-01 · published 2018-03-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66621-bollgard-3-gene-approval-could-pave-way-to-cottonseed-sales-to-china
- Commodities: [Cottonseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSM.md)

## Why it matters

Clearing the trade path to China would raise demand for Australian cottonseed and could lift the cheap seed market, though Chinese clearance is not expected before March.

## Read by commodity

- CSM: bullish ▲

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/news/bollgard-3-gene-approval-could-pave-way-to-cottonseed-sales-to-china/

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