# Mexico’s President Reaffirms Ban on Planting & Consumption of GMO White Corn - Pro Farmer

> Sheinbaum reaffirmed Mexico's ban on planting and consumption of GMO white corn. The Pro Farmer report is a broad market wrap, with corn, soybeans and wheat lower overnight and crude oil down more than $3.

- Date: 2024-10-15 · published 2024-10-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27821-mexico-s-president-reaffirms-ban-on-planting-and-consumption-of-gmo-white-corn
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Reaffirmation of the ban keeps a risk to US corn exports to Mexico in place, which weighs on US corn demand expectations.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-09-09 | [Near breaking point on Mexico’s GM corn ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39582-near-breaking-point-on-mexico-s-gm-corn-ban.md) | +1.1% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2022-09-26 | [U.S. farmers urge Washington to challenge Mexico's looming ban on GM corn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39578-u-s-farmers-urge-washington-to-challenge-mexico-s-looming-ban-on-gm-corn.md) | -1.4% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2021-06-11 | [Mexico stalling GMO corn permits ahead of ban, says top farm lobby](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46585-mexico-stalling-gmo-corn-permits-ahead-of-ban-says-top-farm-lobby.md) | -6.1% | -4.6% |
| CORN | 2023-02-14 | [Mexico’s President Issues New Decree Prohibiting GM Corn Amid Ongoing Dispute With US](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37300-mexico-s-president-issues-new-decree-prohibiting-gm-corn-amid-ongoing-dispute.md) | -0.8% | -5.8% |
| CORN | 2021-07-17 | [Is American GMO Corn Banned in Mexico? Nobody Really Seems Sure - Modern Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46044-is-american-gmo-corn-banned-in-mexico-nobody-really-seems-sure-modern-farmer.md) | -1.1% | +0.0% |

## Sources

- profarmer.com: https://www.profarmer.com/news/policy-update/mexicos-president-reaffirms-ban-planting-consumption-gmo-white-corn

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