date:Jun 06, 2013
The country, which imports around 2.5 million metric tons (2.75 million tons) of U.S. wheat a year, had been expected to announce final test results today. The delay could drag out a suspension of imports by Korean millers, stoking further market uncertainty after a rogue strain of the crop was discovered in Oregon.
South Korea's food ministry said it would continue its tests later this week after receiving a new GM wheat test system and samples from the United States. Officials declined to say