Table 7. Additional crop production arising from positive yield effects of GM crops.
1996–2012 additional production (million tonnes) |
2012 additional production (million tonnes) |
|
---|---|---|
Soybeans | 122.3 | 12.05 |
Corn | 230.5 | 34.09 |
Cotton | 18.2 | 2.39 |
Canola | 6.6 | 0.40 |
Sugar beet | 0.6 | 0.15 |
Note: Sugar beet, US and Canada only (from 2008)