Question On Notice No. 685 asked in the Legislative Council on 11 December 2013 by Hon Lynn Maclaren
Question Directed to the: Minister for Agriculture and Food
Parliament: 39 Session: 1
Question
(1) How many hectares of
genetically modified (GM) canola were grown in Western Australia in each of the years:
(a) 2008;
(b) 2009;
(c) 2010;
(d) 2011;
(e) 2012; and
(f) 2013?
(2) How many tonnes of
GM canola were delivered to silos in each of the years:
(a) 2008;
(b) 2009;
(c) 2010;
(d) 2011;
(e) 2012; and
(f) 2013?
(3) How much of this GM
canola has been sold and to whom was it sold?
Answered on 19 February 2014
(1)
(a) None
(b) 860 (trial sites)
(c) 72,000
(d) 90,930
(e) 124,600 [i]
(f) 168,500 [i]
[i] Estimated figures from Monsanto based on 2.5kg/ha seeding rate
(2) For the purpose of answering the question, it is assumed that the Hon. Member is referring to deliveries for each season.
(a) None
(b) 1,223
(c) 47,491 [ii]
(d) 130,842[ii]
(e) 129,883[ii]
(f) Data not available yet
[ii] Data provided by Cooperative Bulk Handling (CBH) on deliveries made to CBH
The Department of Agriculture and Food does not have this information and suggests the Hon. Member contact the Australian Oilseeds Federation who may have information about the markets where Western Australian canola (including GM canola) is sold.