On August 7, 2014, Taiwan’s Agriculture and Food Agency (AFA) of Council of Agriculture (COA) began screening for genetically engineered (GE) materials in organic soybeans.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Brazil: Oilseeds and Products Update

A record Brazilian soybean crop of 94 million metric tons (mmt) is forecast for the 2014/15 marketing year (MY) as a result of increased planted area.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

El Salvador: Agricultural Biotechnology Annual 2014

In 2008, El Salvador abolished the Planting Seed Law that required imported seeds to have a phytosanitary certificate with an additional declaration stating that the seeds did not contain GMOs.
On June 26, 2014, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) published Circular 20/2014/TT-BNNPTNT on stipulating some assignments and competencies to manage agricultural materials.