Where are genetically-modified crops grown?
Between 1996 and 1999, twelve countries, 8 industrial and 4 developing, have contributed to more than a twenty-fold increase in the global area of transgenic crops. Adoption rates for transgenic crops are unprecedented and are the highest for any new technologies by agricultural industry standards. In 1999, the global area of transgenic crops increased by 44 %, or 29.9 million acres, to 98.6 million acres, from 68.7 million acres in 1998 . Seven transgenic crops were grown commercially in twelve countries in 1999 three of which, Portugal, Rumania and Ukraine, grew transgenic crops for the first time. The countries listed in descending order of transgenic crop area on a global basis in 1999 are: USA, 70.9 million acres, or 72 % of the global area; Argentina with 16.6 million acres equivalent to 17 % of global area; Canada 9.9 million acres representing 10 %; China with approximately 0.7 million hectares equivalent to 1 %; Australia and South Africa each grew 0.2 million acres of transge
