2001 ACGA Corn Producers Survey GMO's & Markets |
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MARGINALS |
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Question
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Question
2a |
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Question
3 |
Question
2b |
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Question
4 |
Question
2c |
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Question
5 |
Question
2d |
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Question
6 |
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Gender |
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509 |
Total
Answering |
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90.6 |
Male |
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9.4 |
Female |
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Question
1 |
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Our
first question is aimed at finding out how important you think the views
of U.S. consumers and foreign markets are to U.S. farmers on the issue
of genetically modified commodities (GMOs). On a scale of 1 to 5 with 1
being very important and 5 being not important at all, how important is
it for you, as a farmer, to take the concerns of U.S. consumers and
foreign markets into consideration, when you decide whether to plant GMO
or traditional non-GMO corn varieties? |
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509 |
Total
Answering |
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50.5% |
Very
Important |
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26.9% |
Somewhat
Important |
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13.2% |
Neither
important nor not important at all |
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4.5% |
Somewhat
not important at all |
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4.9% |
Not
important at all corn varieties or traditional, non GMO corn varieties? |
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Question
2a |
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How
many total acres did you plant in corn last year?
Total corn acres in 2000? |
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509 |
Total
Answering |
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34.8% |
100-200 |
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22.0% |
201-300 |
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12.0% |
301-400 |
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10.4% |
401-500 |
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15.7% |
501-1000 |
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5.1% |
1000 |
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1033.63 |
Mean |
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Question
2b |
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How
many of those acres were planted in GMO varieties?
GMO corn in 2000? |
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509 |
Total
Answering |
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15.3% |
1-99 |
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14.9% |
100-200 |
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5.5% |
201-300 |
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2.6% |
301-400 |
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2.4% |
401-500 |
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2.0% |
301-400 |
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0.8% |
301-400 |
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112.29 |
Mean |
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Question
2c |
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How
many total acres did you plant in corn this year?
Total corn acres in 2001? |
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509 |
Total
Answering |
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2.8% |
1-99 |
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33.8% |
100-200 |
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20.0% |
201-300 |
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11.2% |
301-400 |
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11.2% |
401-500 |
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14.5% |
501-1000 |
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5.3% |
>
1000 |
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982.79 |
Mean |
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Question
2d |
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How
many of those acres were planted in GMO varieties? |
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509 |
Total
Answering |
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14.7% |
1-99 |
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15.1% |
100-200 |
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4.7% |
201-300 |
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2.6% |
301-400 |
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2.2% |
401-500 |
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2.0% |
501-1000 |
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0.6% |
>
1000 |
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104.48 |
Mean |
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Question
3 |
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A
marketing delegation from India recently went to Europe to promote the
fact that they do not raise any GMO soybeans. They are using that
marketing strategy to compete for the large European soybean and soybean
meal import market, typically the largest market for U.S. soybeans.
Australia has also identified the production of Non-GMO soybeans as a
way to compete against the U.S. Brazil and China are using the
same Non-GMO marketing strategy to capture business from Japan, the
largest market for U.S. corn. Did you know that U.S. corn export
competitors were taking these Non-GMO marketing initiatives? |
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509 |
Total
Answering |
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56.4% |
Yes |
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42.8% |
No |
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0.6% |
(Don't
Read) Don't Know |
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0.2% |
(Don't
Read) Refused |
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2.2% |
401-500 |
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2.0% |
501-1000 |
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0.6% |
>
1000 |
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104.48 |
Mean |
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Question
4 |
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Is
the rejection of U.S. GMO corn and soybeans by our largest export
customers contributing to continued low commodity prices? |
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509 |
Total
Answering |
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73.7% |
Yes |
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20.0% |
No |
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6.3% |
(Don't
Read) Don't Know |
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Question
5 |
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If
keeping your customers satisfied and keeping world markets open to U.S.
corn means planting traditional, Non-GMO corn varieties instead of
biotech GMO corn varieties, are you willing to do that? |
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509 |
Total
Answering |
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77.8% |
Yes |
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15.9% |
No |
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5.9% |
(Don't
Read) Don't Know |
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0.4% |
(Don't
Read) Refused |
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Question
6 |
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Consumers
and governments around the world are calling for labeling legislation so
they know if the foods they and their families eat contains genetically
modified ingredients (GMOs). Foreign markets and buyers of U.S.
corn want cargoes labeled to show the level of GMO corn varieties
present. Should the U.S. Congress require such labeling as a
marketing strategy and sales tool to instill consumer confidence and
promote global markets for U.S. corn? |
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509 |
Total
Answering |
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55.6% |
Yes |
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30.6% |
No |
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13.2% |
(Don't
Read) Don't Know |
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0.6% |
(Don't
Read) Refused |
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