# Presidential Decree protecting the Centre of Origin and Diversity

> A presidential decree in Mexico protecting the country as a centre of origin for maize was published in a research database. The abstract describes the 2021 glyphosate phase-out and a directive for biosafety authorities to refuse permits for GM maize releases.

- Date: 2025-03-14 · published 2025-03-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25531-presidential-decree-protecting-the-centre-of-origin-and-diversity
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The decree signals continued restrictions on GM maize permits in Mexico, which limits biotech corn adoption and US corn export growth over time.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-05-03 | [Law for the Promotion and Protection of Corn: A New Legal Attack Against The People? \| CECCAM](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53108-law-for-the-promotion-and-protection-of-corn-a-new-legal-attack-against-the.md) | +1.9% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2025-03-21 | [Ongoing Debate: The Prohibition of GMO Corn in Mexico \| Wilson Center](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25527-ongoing-debate-the-prohibition-of-gmo-corn-in-mexico-wilson-center.md) | -4.7% | +0.6% |
| 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 | 2023-08-07 | [Brazil official defends progress on protecting forests, blasts EU ban \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34613-brazil-official-defends-progress-on-protecting-forests-blasts-eu-ban-reuters.md) | -0.9% | -2.9% |
| CORN | 2023-01-23 | [The origins of deforestation-risk commodities linked to the EU market - AidEnvironment](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37814-the-origins-of-deforestation-risk-commodities-linked-to-the-eu-market.md) | -0.4% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.71477/awbj-1y56

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