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Where in the world are GM crops grown?

Crops are grown in the United States of America, Argentina, Canada, China, Brazil, Australia, Bulgaria, Colombia, Honduras, India, Mexico, Romania, South Africa, Spain and Uruguay. The biggest producer is the USA. The four main crops grown are soya beans, maize, cotton and oilseed rape.

Are GM crops grown in the UK?

No crops have been approved for commercial growing in the UK, but scientists have grown GM crops outdoors in the UK in tightly-regulated experiments called the Farm Scale Evaluations.

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