There were article headlines and NPR shows about this like this 15 years ago.
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Monoculture isn't just 'bad'. It is a threat to food security. A virus can wipe out your entire harvest. Any sensible government is going to be scared.
It would likely also drastically reduce the number of heritage and heirloom varieties being grown as they are outcompeted by the GM variety, so it destroys genetic diversity for the whole crop.