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Asia Deals with GMO Wheat Mystery

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Bill Dorman

Published June 10, 2013 at 9:22 AM HST

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Investigators in Oregon are still trying to determine how genetically modified wheat wound up in a farmer’s field. The incident’s already having an impact in Asia. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute.

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