# The U.S.-Mexico Genetically Engineered Corn Dispute - EveryCRSReport.com

> A CRS report reviews the USMCA dispute in which the US challenges Mexico's February 2023 decree restricting genetically engineered corn in dough and tortillas and calling for eventual substitution of GE corn for feed and industrial use. Mexico exported... the US shipped about 18.6 million metric tons of corn worth over $5 billion to Mexico in 2023, mostly GE yellow corn for livestock feed.

- Date: 2024-06-05 · published 2024-06-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/29712-the-u-s-mexico-genetically-engineered-corn-dispute-everycrsreport-com
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Mexico is the largest buyer of US corn, so a ruling forcing removal of restrictions would support US corn export demand, while a loss would threaten feed corn flows and weigh on corn prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- DDGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2023-09-06 | [U.S. trade dispute on genetically modified corn on shaky ground \| IATP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34075-u-s-trade-dispute-on-genetically-modified-corn-on-shaky-ground-iatp.md) | -1.3% | -6.5% |
| CORN | 2024-03-06 | [Genetically modified corn trade dispute continues with formal submission from Mexico \| IATP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31178-genetically-modified-corn-trade-dispute-continues-with-formal-submission-from.md) | +2.4% | -1.7% |
| 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 | 2026-10-01 | [The Corn Dispute at the Heart of US–Mexico Agricultural Trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17432-the-corn-dispute-at-the-heart-of-us-mexico-agricultural-trade.md) | -1.2% | -6.7% |

## Sources

- everycrsreport.com: https://www.everycrsreport.com/reports/R48083.html

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