GM Canola Uptake

Herbicide tolerant genetically modified (GM) canola has been grown in New South Wales and Victoria since 2008/09, in Western Australia since 2010 and in South Australia since 2021. Find below provide information regarding the hectarage for each year, a state-by-state breakdown and the percentage of GM canola grown in each state as well as nationally.

(PDF attached – GM Canola Growth in Australia_September2022)

Total GM Canola by State (%)

	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015†*	2016†*	2017†*	2018F*
NSW	5%	5%	4%	4%	5%	7%	9%	7%	10%	35%
VIC	13%	12%	5%	3%	5%	8%	17%	14%	13%	21%
WA	0%	8%	10%	9%	13%	19%	31%	26%	27%	31%
National	3%	8%	7%	6%	9%	14%	23%	18%	20%	22%

	2019	2020	2021
NSW	15%	9%	13%
VIC	17%	17%	20%
WA	38%	32%	37%
SA			9%
National	10%	21%	26%

† The seeding rate is 2.5kg/Ha from 2009 to 2014 and 2.0kg/Ha from 2015 onwards. Improved crop genetics, vigour and establishment help contribute to a lower seeding rate over time.

* The 2015-2018 total area figure represents those states that grow GM canola only (SA, WA, VIC and NSW).

Source: Bayer Monsanto (formerly Monsanto Australia) and ABARES