Mexico, a major importer of US corn grain and dried distillers grains, has given full regulatory authorisation for importation of Monsanto's Genuity SmartStax, Genuity VT Triple PRO, and Genuity VT Double PRO.

The approvals by Mexico for Genuity SmartStax and Genuity VT Triple PRO are the final major global regulatory import approvals necessary to enable US and Canadian farmers who plant these corn trait technologies to fully market their grain in 2010. Additionally, farmers who planted Genuity VT Triple PRO as part of a limited commercial demonstration in 2009 may now fully market their grain.

Genuity SmartStax and Genuity VT Triple PRO have regulatory authorisations in the US, Canada, Japan and South Korea, among other countries. Genuity VT Double PRO has full regulatory approval in the US, Canada, and Japan. Monsanto anticipates approval in South Korea for Genuity VT Double PRO during the 2010 growing season. The Genuity brand is Monsanto's system of traits under one platform.

The use of these products can improve yield and reduce resource use, enabling farmers to meet rising global corn demand, according to Jerry Hjelle, Monsanto Vice President of Global Regulatory.

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