
Mexican scientists are calling on the government to establish evidence-based rules distinguishing gene editing from GMOs, following a presidential decree banning cultivation of GM maize. Researchers fear the decree's broad wording could also restrict gene-edited crops, while some scientists and critics raise risks and broader social concerns.
A decree restricting GM maize cultivation in Mexico, a major corn importer, keeps trade policy uncertainty elevated, though the direct price effect on feed corn remains modest.
After 439 past neutral policy events, Corn moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -1.3% to +1.2%), and +1.1% over 20.
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