# Canada argues against Mexico’s restrictions on GM corn | CBAN

> Canada filed a written submission in the USMCA trade dispute supporting US arguments that GM corn is safe for Mexican consumption. Canadian public interest groups, including CBAN, published a response arguing the science supports Mexico's precautionary restrictions on GM white corn used in tortillas.

- Date: 2024-04-09 · published 2024-04-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30702-canada-argues-against-mexico-s-restrictions-on-gm-corn-cban
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The dispute keeps Mexico's restrictions on US biotech corn unresolved, adding uncertainty to a key export market for US corn, though Canada itself exports no corn to Mexico so the direct price effect is limited.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-09-06 | [False alarms over Mexico’s GM-corn restrictions \| IATP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34073-false-alarms-over-mexico-s-gm-corn-restrictions-iatp.md) | -1.3% | -6.5% |
| CORN | 2024-04-10 | [Mexico defends GM corn restrictions with science - The Non-GMO Report \| Non-GMO News, Farming & Supply Chain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30706-mexico-defends-gm-corn-restrictions-with-science-the-non-gmo-report-non-gmo.md) | +0.1% | +2.3% |
| 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 | 2018-08-27 | [U.S., Mexico reach NAFTA deal, turn up pressure on Canada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63754-u-s-mexico-reach-nafta-deal-turn-up-pressure-on-canada.md) | +0.5% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2025-10-29 | [Comments to USTR on the Review of the U.S.-Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) - Public Citizen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22352-comments-to-ustr-on-the-review-of-the-u-s-mexico-canada-agreement-usmca-public.md) | -0.2% | +0.8% |

## Sources

- cban.ca: https://cban.ca/canada-argues-against-mexicos-restrictions-on-gm-corn/

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