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This page contains a summary of genetic modification and the Australian genetically modified organism-related legislation, and introduces the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Developme

Information on the safety of genetically modified (GM) foods and the labelling of GM food in Australia.

Yield was highest from earlier sown plants; mid-May sown plants yielded only 18% of those sown in mid-April.

Canola is an important crop in Western Australia, with production over the last five years estimated at 2.2 million tonnes worth around $1.2 billion to the state economy each year.