# Mexico officially repeals biotech imports corn ban | World Grain

> Mexico formally declared ineffective two measures from the 2023 corn decree on February 5 after the US won a USMCA dispute. The measures were a ban on GE corn in dough and tortillas and a phase-out of GE corn in other food uses and animal feed. The panel ruled in favor of the US on all seven claims.

- Date: 2025-02-07 · published 2025-02-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26006-mexico-officially-repeals-biotech-imports-corn-ban-world-grain
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Official repeal removes a threat to US corn sales into Mexico, supporting export demand for corn.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-03-01 | [Mexico Biotech Corn Ban Update - Ohio Corn & Wheat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25528-mexico-biotech-corn-ban-update-ohio-corn-and-wheat.md) | -0.2% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2025-02-26 | [After trade dispute, Mexico officially bans the planting of GM corn \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26004-after-trade-dispute-mexico-officially-bans-the-planting-of-gm-corn-reuters.md) | -6.0% | -0.4% |
| CORN | 2025-12-23 | [Report: Mexico’s demand for US grain to grow \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21477-report-mexico-s-demand-for-us-grain-to-grow-world-grain.md) | -0.9% | -3.8% |
| CORN | 2020-01-27 | [Mexico Will Have Higher Corn Imports in 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55044-mexico-will-have-higher-corn-imports-in-2020.md) | -1.2% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2018-08-24 | [China grain imports fall sharply \| 2018-08-24  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63417-china-grain-imports-fall-sharply-2018-08-24-world-grain.md) | -0.9% | +0.4% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/21021-mexico-officially-repeals-biotech-imports-corn-ban

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