# Mexico's Sheinbaum to present constitutional safeguard for non-GMO corn in coming days

> Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said her government will present a plan in the coming days to protect non-GM white corn under the constitution. Mexico is self-sufficient in white corn but imports GM yellow corn from the US, mainly for livestock feed.

- Date: 2024-11-14 · published 2024-11-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27396-mexico-s-sheinbaum-to-present-constitutional-safeguard-for-non-gmo-corn-in
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A constitutional ban on GM corn could reduce long-term Mexican demand for US yellow corn feed imports, a key export market for corn.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-04-01 | [Don’t mess with Mexico’s maíz: Constitutional amendment to ban GMO corn seeds](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25529-don-t-mess-with-mexico-s-maiz-constitutional-amendment-to-ban-gmo-corn-seeds.md) | +1.0% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2025-04-04 | [Mexico’s GE Corn Ban Constitutional Amendment Impacts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25098-mexico-s-ge-corn-ban-constitutional-amendment-impacts.md) | +3.4% | +2.3% |
| CORN | 2017-01-31 | [Politics is foiling Monsanto’s quest to grow GMO corn in Mexico](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72978-politics-is-foiling-monsanto-s-quest-to-grow-gmo-corn-in-mexico.md) | -0.5% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2022-09-27 | [U.S. needs to press Mexico on looming biotech corn ban, Vilsack says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39580-u-s-needs-to-press-mexico-on-looming-biotech-corn-ban-vilsack-says.md) | +1.8% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2017-02-14 | ['No Mas' to U.S. Corn Imports, Mexico Senator Says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72496-no-mas-to-u-s-corn-imports-mexico-senator-says.md) | -0.2% | -2.4% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/mexicos-sheinbaum-present-constitutional-safeguard-non-gmo-corn-coming-days-2024-11-14/

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