# Survey Assesses Mexican Consumers’ Opinions on GMO Corn Import Ban

> A University of Arkansas study surveyed Mexican consumers on the country's planned ban on genetically modified corn. More than half of respondents were unaware of the ban, and some supporters changed their view after learning about likely price increases and job losses.

- Date: 2024-10-28 · published 2024-10-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27817-survey-assesses-mexican-consumers-opinions-on-gmo-corn-import-ban
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A full GM corn ban would raise Mexican feed and food costs and threaten US corn exports, since Mexico is the second-largest buyer of US corn, which is bearish for US corn demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-05-31 | [Update on Mexico's GMO Corn Ban - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35907-update-on-mexico-s-gmo-corn-ban-agweb.md) | -1.8% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2026-02-15 | [GMO Corn Imports Halt Sales of 500,000 Tons in Mexico](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20583-gmo-corn-imports-halt-sales-of-500-000-tons-in-mexico.md) | -0.8% | +4.3% |
| CORN | 2021-10-13 | [Mexico bans GMO corn imports - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44535-mexico-bans-gmo-corn-imports-high-plains-journal.md) | +0.9% | +10.7% |
| CORN | 2023-01-24 | [Mexico, US still far apart over corn import ban \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37744-mexico-us-still-far-apart-over-corn-import-ban-ap-news.md) | +1.2% | +1.1% |
| CORN | 2023-12-19 | [Mexico set to ban imports of genetically modified U.S. corn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32692-mexico-set-to-ban-imports-of-genetically-modified-u-s-corn.md) | +1.6% | -1.9% |

## Sources

- aaes.uada.edu: https://aaes.uada.edu/news/mexican-corn-ban-study/

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