Country | Area of trait (‘000 ha) | Average ai use GM crop (kg/ha) | Average ai use if conventional (kg/ha) | Average field EIQ/ha GM crop | Average field EIQ/ha if conventional | Aggregate change in ai use (‘000 kg) | Aggregate change in field EIQ/ha units (millions) |
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US | 31,136 | 2.397 | 2.399 | 40.88 | 47.52 | −75 | −206.8 |
Canada | 1,861 | 1.32 | 1.43 | 20.9 | 34.2 | −205 | −24.8 |
Argentina | 19,303 | 3.59 | 3.23 | 55.46 | 55.84 | +7,000 | −7.49 |
Brazil | 31,300 | 2.59 | 2.53 | 40.6 | 47.4 | +1,932 | −211.0 |
Paraguay | 3,196 | 3.57 | 3.3 | 44.43 | 51.84 | +866 | −24.0 |
South Africa | 478 | 1.08 | 1.46 | 16.6 | 27.11 | −183 | −5.0 |
Uruguay | 1,000 | 2.98 | 2.82 | 47.5 | 48.7 | +163 | −1.2 |
Bolivia | 1,024 | 3.18 | 3.03 | 50.6 | 51.8 | +277 | −7.6 |
Mexico | 18 | 1.62 | 1.76 | 24.8 | 41.0 | −3 | −0.3 |
Notes: Due to lack of country-specific data, usage patterns in Paraguay assumed for Bolivia and usage patterns in Argentina assumed for Uruguay. Industry sources confirm this assumption reasonably reflects typical usage