# Ongoing Debate: The Prohibition of GMO Corn in Mexico | Wilson Center

> Wilson Center published a background explainer on Mexico's ban on genetically modified corn, tracing AMLO's 2018 commitment and the September 2024 constitutional amendment recognizing native corn. The piece notes Mexico's 64 corn varieties, 59 of them native.

- Date: 2025-03-21 · published 2025-03-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25527-ongoing-debate-the-prohibition-of-gmo-corn-in-mexico-wilson-center
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Mexico is the largest export market for US corn, so the unresolved status of GMO corn restrictions keeps a risk premium on trade flows and US corn exports.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-10-11 | [U.S. flails in GM corn dispute with Mexico - The Organic & Non-GMO Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27823-u-s-flails-in-gm-corn-dispute-with-mexico-the-organic-and-non-gmo-report.md) | -1.8% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2024-07-24 | [EP. 46 - Defending Biotech Corn on the International Stage: An Update On the USMCA Dispute Over Mexico’s Ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29235-ep-46-defending-biotech-corn-on-the-international-stage-an-update-on-the-usmca.md) | -1.8% | -4.4% |
| CORN | 2022-03-03 | [Mexico prohibits planting of GM corn, but stops short of banning imports \| Dialogue Earth](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42275-mexico-prohibits-planting-of-gm-corn-but-stops-short-of-banning-imports.md) | -0.0% | +7.3% |
| CORN | 2018-03-20 | [GRAIN \| Mexico: The dangers of industrial corn and its processed edible products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65978-grain-mexico-the-dangers-of-industrial-corn-and-its-processed-edible-products.md) | -0.1% | +3.9% |
| CORN | 2018-11-24 | [The struggle of Mexico's native corn against GMOs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62022-the-struggle-of-mexico-s-native-corn-against-gmos.md) | +1.1% | +8.1% |

## Sources

- wilsoncenter.org: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/ongoing-debate-prohibition-gmo-corn-mexico

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