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Table 3.
Costs of Buffer Zones in Maize Crop Production in France (10 percent GM maize in region)
No Difference in Gross Margins of
GM and Non-GMMaize
Gross Margin of GMMaize Higher
than Non-GMMaize
Neighboring
Non-GM Fields
Costs per Field
(
Costs per ha
(
Costs per Field
(
Costs per ha
(
GM Fields
/GM Field)
/ha)
/GM Field)
/ha)
€
€
€
€
Number
ha
Number
ha
9 m
18 m
9 m
18 m
9 m
18 m
9 m
18 m
5
3.6
6
12.8
28.06
49.10
7.79
13.64
62.16
108.78
17.27
30.22
8
5.5
No fields with
thresholds
>
0.9
42.08
70.14
7.65
12.75
93.24
155.4
16.95
28.25
22
17
24
0.6
73.65
126.25
4.26
7.30
163.17
279.72
9.43
16.17
26
1
27
5.2
8
5.5
42.08
70.14
7.65
12.75
93.24
155.4
16.95
28.25
Source:
Menrad and Reitmeier, 2006.
