# Mexico’s constitutional amendment bans plantings of GMO corn - The Organic & Non-GMO Report

> Mexico has enshrined in its constitution a ban on cultivating genetically modified corn, signed into law in March. The move follows a USMCA trade panel ruling in favor of the US that struck down parts of Mexico's 2023 decree restricting GM corn imports.

- Date: 2025-06-17 · published 2025-06-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24178-mexico-s-constitutional-amendment-bans-plantings-of-gmo-corn-the-organic-and
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Cultivation ban keeps Mexico reliant on imported US corn for feed and food, supporting demand for US yellow corn while trade friction over biotech rules persists.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-04-09 | [Vilsack claims Mexico GMO corn ban doesn’t apply to animal feed - The Organic & Non-GMO Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47587-vilsack-claims-mexico-gmo-corn-ban-doesn-t-apply-to-animal-feed-the-organic-and.md) | +1.1% | +23.4% |
| CORN | 2025-05-02 | [Mexico Bans GM Corn Cultivation in Constitutional Reform - Havana Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24635-mexico-bans-gm-corn-cultivation-in-constitutional-reform-havana-times.md) | -3.8% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2025-05-03 | [Mexico's act of resistance over GM corn - The New Lede](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24633-mexico-s-act-of-resistance-over-gm-corn-the-new-lede.md) | -2.9% | -1.6% |
| CORN | 2024-12-26 | [Mexico to reverse GE corn import curbs, codify domestic ban, Sheinbaum says  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26962-mexico-to-reverse-ge-corn-import-curbs-codify-domestic-ban-sheinbaum-says-agri.md) | +1.9% | +6.8% |
| CORN | 2021-03-26 | [Vilsack: Mexico GMO corn ban won't apply to animal feed - KBHB News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47588-vilsack-mexico-gmo-corn-ban-won-t-apply-to-animal-feed-kbhb-news.md) | +1.2% | +8.8% |

## Sources

- non-gmoreport.com: https://non-gmoreport.com/mexicos-constitutional-amendment-bans-plantings-of-gmo-corn/

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