Monsanto Co., the world’s leading producer of genetically modified seeds, hopes that value-added soybeans - now in its research pipeline - will help underscore the benefits of GM foods among Japanese consumers and soften their resistance to such food. ”Knowing how important soybeans are in the Japanese diet, I see real opportunity in GM soybeans for Japanese consumers,” said Kim Magin Sutter, Monsanto’s Director of Global Oilseed Industry Affairs. […..] Meanwhile, Sutter dismissed the argument that a few global agricultural majors are trying to control the world’s seed market by dominating patents on GM technology.