date:Jul 18, 2018
The percentage of total area planted to biotechnology (GMO) varieties of corn and soybean in 2018 was unchanged from 2017, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its recent annual Acreage report.
The USDA said 92% of total planted corn area in 2018 was comprised of GMO varieties, the same percentage as in 2017. Based on estimated total planted corn area of 89,128,000 acres, that would be about 81,997,760 acres, compared with 2017 when total planted area was 90,167,000 acres, equating to 82,