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Egyptian millers reiterate that they will reject transgenic wheat (Feb. 11, 2002 – CropChoice news) – Representatives of Egyptian millers attending a Middle East regional agriculture conference reiterated their intention to reject any wheat that contains traces of genetically modified material. The region imports millions of tons of wheat a year from the United States; Egypt last year imported 3.5 millions tons. Source: Reuters Past CropChoice stories on the issue of transgenic wheat: Canadian Wheat Board fears market lossess over transgenic wheat; http://www.cropchoice.com/leadstry.asp?recid=503 Groups oppose approval of genetically modified wheat; http://www.cropchoice.com/leadstry.asp?recid=388 Farmers, foreign markets send negative signals about Roundup Ready wheat: http://www.cropchoice.com/leadstry.asp?recid=228