Brazil Judge Says GMO Soy Can Ship From Paranagua
Date: 30-Mar-06
Country: BRAZIL
Brazil legalized GMO soy throughout the country in 2005, but Governor of Parana Roberto Requiao imposed a ban on GMOs passing through Paranagua port, which has angered producers in the state and grain operators at the port.
The state government can appeal the decision.
Mayer told Reuters she granted an injunction Tuesday evening against the state ban at the request of grain operators including national and multinational grain companies that run part of the export corridor at Paranagua.
After the ban was imposed by Requiao, soybean shipments from the port fell and exporters opted to ship increasingly from other ports where there is no ban on GMOs, such as Santos and Rio Grande.
Santos soybean shipments have now surpassed those at Paranagua, which had until recently been Brazil's No. 1 shipper of soybeans.