"In 2006, 252 million acres of transgenic crops were planted in 22 countries by 10.3 million farmers. The majority of these crops were herbicide- and insect-resistant soybeans, corn, cotton, canola, and alfalfa. Other crops grown commercially or field-tested are a sweet potato resistant to a virus that could decimate most of the African harvest, rice with increased iron and vitamins that may alleviate chronic malnutrition in Asian countries, and a variety of plants able to survive weather extremes." Improved taste and quality, reduced maturation time of crops, increased crop nutrients and stress tolerance, improved resistance to disease, pests and herbicides are among the many benefits of genetically engineered food products.
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/elsi/gmfood.shtml
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