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The Production And Exportation Of Arkansas Non Gmo Vs Gmo Soybeans To China, Weston Cartwright
The Production And Exportation Of Arkansas Non Gmo Vs Gmo Soybeans To China, Weston Cartwright
Supply Chain Management Undergraduate Honors Theses
In recent years, the increase and shift in China’s population combined with a reduction in useable farmland due to soil contamination has prompted a significant increase in food imports. Soybeans, in particular, have become a significant import, and the United States is one of their prime suppliers. Chinese soybean imports have increased from 18 million bushels in 1996 to 1.171 billion bushels in 2015. Soybeans are used in food products like tofu and cooking oils and also as a base for animal feed. In the United States, soybeans are the second largest field crop, ranking just behind corn. Close to …