# US Flails in GM Corn Dispute with Mexico | Inter Press Service

> Closing arguments have concluded in the US USMCA trade complaint against Mexico's restrictions on GM corn, with a three-arbitrator tribunal due to rule in November. Mexico argues its precautionary measures are permitted and that the restrictions barely affect US exports.

- Date: 2024-08-19 · published 2024-08-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28743-us-flails-in-gm-corn-dispute-with-mexico-inter-press-service
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The outcome of the ruling is a key risk for US corn export demand to Mexico, the largest market, so it carries price implications for corn once decided.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-03-11 | [Mexico Challenges US Claims in GM Corn Dispute](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31181-mexico-challenges-us-claims-in-gm-corn-dispute.md) | +1.7% | -4.3% |
| CORN | 2023-08-25 | [Canada says will join as third party in US-Mexico dispute over GM corn imports \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34540-canada-says-will-join-as-third-party-in-us-mexico-dispute-over-gm-corn-imports.md) | -2.2% | -9.0% |
| CORN | 2024-11-11 | [Report: Mexico's GM Corn Restrictions Likely to Stay Despite U.S. Trade Dispute Win - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27398-report-mexico-s-gm-corn-restrictions-likely-to-stay-despite-u-s-trade-dispute.md) | -1.2% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2024-09-24 | [The U.S. and Mexico are in a dispute over tortillas. It started with genetically modified corn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28274-the-u-s-and-mexico-are-in-a-dispute-over-tortillas-it-started-with-genetically.md) | +1.7% | -0.8% |
| CORN | 2023-02-14 | [U.S. 'disappointed' in Mexico's new GMO corn decree -ag secretary](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37294-u-s-disappointed-in-mexico-s-new-gmo-corn-decree-ag-secretary.md) | -0.8% | -5.8% |

## Sources

- ipsnews.net: https://www.ipsnews.net/2024/08/us-flails-gm-corn-dispute-mexico/

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