# Mexico Cancels GM Corn Restrictions, Follows USMCA Ruling- Crop Biotech Update (February 12, 2025) | Crop Biotech Update - ISAAA.org

> Mexico lifted GM corn restrictions to comply with the USMCA dispute panel ruling, revoking the former president's decree protecting native corn. The Federal Official Gazette publication nullified Articles 6, 7 and 8 of the 2023 decree. Administrative actions relying on those provisions are void.

- Date: 2025-02-12 · published 2025-02-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26011-mexico-cancels-gm-corn-restrictions-follows-usmca-ruling-crop-biotech-update
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lifting the restrictions keeps Mexico open to US GM corn, supporting export demand for corn.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-02-06 | [Mexico Lifts GM Corn Restrictions Following USMCA Panel Ruling](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26008-mexico-lifts-gm-corn-restrictions-following-usmca-panel-ruling.md) | +1.4% | -7.2% |
| CORN | 2025-01-06 | [Canadian grain industry welcomes ruling against Mexico's restrictions on GM corn - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26477-canadian-grain-industry-welcomes-ruling-against-mexico-s-restrictions-on-gm.md) | +4.1% | +5.3% |
| 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 | 2025-02-06 | [United States Welcomes Mexico’s Actions Towards Resolving USMCA Biotech Corn Dispute \| United States Trade Representative](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26002-united-states-welcomes-mexico-s-actions-towards-resolving-usmca-biotech-corn.md) | +1.4% | -7.2% |
| CORN | 2024-12-20 | [USMCA dispute panel rules Mexico’s biotech corn ban is unjustified \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26960-usmca-dispute-panel-rules-mexico-s-biotech-corn-ban-is-unjustified-agri-pulse.md) | +1.5% | +6.9% |

## Sources

- isaaa.org: https://www.isaaa.org/kc/cropbiotechupdate/article/default.asp?ID=21197

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