# Mexico Bans GM Corn Cultivation in Constitutional Reform: Action Follows Trade Ruling That Ignored Evidence of Genetic Contamination | Inter Press Service

> Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum signed a constitutional reform banning GM corn cultivation after a USMCA panel ruled against Mexico's 2023 decree. The government dropped three parts of the decree that limited GM corn imports but kept the cultivation ban and glyphosate phase-out.

- Date: 2025-04-30 · published 2025-04-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25097-mexico-bans-gm-corn-cultivation-in-constitutional-reform-action-follows-trade
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Import restrictions were removed, so the direct effect on US corn exports is limited, but the cultivation ban keeps long-term uncertainty over Mexican demand for US GM corn.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-03-02 | [Mexico’s Food Sovereignty Remains Under Threat From Genetically Modified Corn and Pressure From Multinational Corporations - Regeneration International](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20131-mexico-s-food-sovereignty-remains-under-threat-from-genetically-modified-corn.md) | +2.0% | +5.1% |
| CORN | 2023-11-27 | [Public News Service \| Mexico’s GM Corn Ban Opens Market for American Farmers \| Farm Action](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33148-public-news-service-mexico-s-gm-corn-ban-opens-market-for-american-farmers-farm.md) | -0.8% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2019-05-02 | [Native Corn In Mexico Takes On Big Ag in Epic Environmental Justice Battle, Trailblazing A Path For Collective Actions — Impact Fund](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59068-native-corn-in-mexico-takes-on-big-ag-in-epic-environmental-justice-battle.md) | -0.5% | +9.7% |
| CORN | 2023-11-08 | [Groups formally request to support Mexico’s ban on GM corn in USMCA trade dispute \| IATP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33145-groups-formally-request-to-support-mexico-s-ban-on-gm-corn-in-usmca-trade.md) | +0.4% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2024-12-21 | [Mexican president confident Congress will ban planting GM corn in 2025 \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26959-mexican-president-confident-congress-will-ban-planting-gm-corn-in-2025-reuters.md) | +0.5% | +6.9% |

## Sources

- ipsnews.net: https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/04/mexico-bans-gm-corn-cultivation-constitutional-reform-action-follows-trade-ruling-ignored-evidence-genetic-contamination/

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