Are soya beans grown in Ireland?

[zoe]

I know soy/soya beans are a major crop in the US.

Are they grown as a crop in Ireland?

Thanks

 

[ClubMan]

Looks like they are not grown here [broken link removed] anyway:

Currently, only one transgenic soybean, Roundup Ready line 40-3-2 developed by Monsanto, has been authorised for the EU market under Directive 90/220/EEC. However, Ireland does not grow soybeans and therefore any soy products on the Irish market are derived from imported soybeans or soybean products.

 

[zoe]

Thanks very much for that ClubMan.

 

[ibaraki]

Our climate in Ireland is too cold to grow soya. Irish farmers might be able to grow it by mid-centuary if global warming continues...