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One of the world's fastest growing dairy exporters says feeding genetically
modified (GM) crops to its cows is not proving to be a barrier to world
trade, February 2007.

Dairy exports from Argentina doubled between 2001 and 2005, accounting for
4 per cent of world trade last year.

Dairy Processors of Argentina president Osvaldo Capellini says Argentina's
main customers are Africa, South America and Asia.

He says they are happy to buy milk produced with GM crops.

"A lot of countries need food and need dairy in fact, and these people
really are not concerned about GMO [genetically modified organisms]," he
said.

"As I see it, GMO is an issue in developed countries but its not going to be
an issue in the real world markets.

"I'm talking South Africa, but it sounds bad like you say, they eat what
they can, it's a thing that worries some developed communities, that's a
fact."

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