From: Ellen K. 

You're in Austrailia?   For some reason this escaped me all these
years...

On Sat, 14 Jun 2003 10:50:37 GMT, John Beckett
 wrote in message
:

>Gene McAloon  wrote in message
>news::
>> GM is about nothing if not about money.
>
>Totally agree. I will just add a BTW.
>
>Down Under where I am, some Australians are eagerly anticipating a
>bilateral trade agreement with the USA, which some consider will be a
>reward for our "me too" support in Iraq.
>
>Doom-sayers predict that any bilateral trade agreement with the USA would
>include provisions requiring free access for US producers of GM products
>to the local market (currently, there are various restrictions, e.g. GM
>foods have to labelled). According to one theory, we would end up
>dependent on a supply of patented GM seed for our crops.
>
>I don't know the details, but there was a suggestion that once a farmer
>starts using GM seed, it may be difficult to stop. I think the seed
>suppliers can argue that you have to continue paying fees as long as the
>GM component can be found in your produce.
>
>John

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