Economic Research Service, USDA
By Jorge Fernandez-Cornejo and Margriet Caswell, with contributions from Lorraine Mitchell, Elise Golan, and Fred KuchlerSaturday, 22th April, 2006
The First Decade of Genetically Engineered Crops in the United States
Ten years after the first generation of genetically engineered (GE) varieties became commercially available, adoption of these varieties by U.S. farmers is widespread for major crops. Driven by farmers' expectations of higher yields, savings in management time, and lower pesticide costs, the adoption of corn, soybean, and cotton GE varieties has increased rapidly.Click here to be directed to the homepage of the report.
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