U.S. Corn Plantings of Biotech Varieties - June 2020
Biotechnology Varieties The National Agricultural Statistics Service conducts the June Agricultural Survey in all States each year. Randomly selected farmers across the United States were asked if they planted corn, soybeans, or Upland cotton seed that, through biotechnology, is resistant to herbicides, insects, or both. Conventionally bred herbicide resistant varieties are excluded. Insect resistant varieties include only those containing bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). The Bt varieties include those that contain more than one gene that can resist different types of insects. Stacked gene varieties include only those containing biotech traits for both herbicide and insect resistance. The States published individually in the following tables represent 85 percent of all corn planted acres, 88 percent of all soybean planted acres, and 89 percent of all Upland cotton planted acres. Corn Biotechnology Varieties as a Percent of All Corn Planted - States and United States: 2019 and 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Insect resistant : Herbicide resistant State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Illinois .......: 1 2 4 4 Indiana ........: 2 3 9 9 Iowa ...........: 4 3 7 8 Kansas .........: 1 4 12 11 Michigan .......: 3 2 11 13 Minnesota ......: 2 4 8 9 Missouri .......: 2 2 7 8 Nebraska .......: 3 3 8 9 North Dakota ...: 3 3 15 13 Ohio ...........: 2 3 11 13 : South Dakota ...: 3 4 12 11 Texas ..........: 6 8 9 8 Wisconsin ......: 3 3 14 11 : Other States 1/ : 3 4 13 14 : United States ..: 3 3 9 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Stacked gene varieties : All biotech varieties 2/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Illinois .......: 88 88 93 94 Indiana ........: 76 74 87 86 Iowa ...........: 81 79 92 90 Kansas .........: 82 81 95 96 Michigan .......: 75 74 89 89 Minnesota ......: 80 79 90 92 Missouri .......: 82 83 91 93 Nebraska .......: 85 82 96 94 North Dakota ...: 78 75 96 91 Ohio ...........: 76 71 89 87 : South Dakota ...: 79 80 94 95 Texas ..........: 80 76 95 92 Wisconsin ......: 72 76 89 90 : Other States 1/ : 75 73 91 91 : United States ..: 80 79 92 92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Other States includes all other States in the corn estimating program. 2/ All biotech varieties for the United States and Other States may not add due to rounding.Only active subscribers can read all of this article.
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