https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2003/08/28/Two-Thirds-of-All-Biotech-Crops-in-The-World-Are-Grown-in-The-United-States.aspxCrop varieties developed by genetic engineering were first introduced for commercial production in 1996. Worldwide, about 670 million acres of land are under cultivation, of which 22 percent consisted of GM crops in 2002. More than 145 million acres worldwideenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Debug Build: 31106.3070)