# Mexico pushes back GMO corn ban date to 2025

> Mexico extended the timeline for banning imports of US GMO corn until 2025, originally slated for March 2024. The delay addresses concerns about agricultural output and food security, and officials are searching for alternatives to glyphosate.

- Date: 2024-04-16 · published 2024-04-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30708-mexico-pushes-back-gmo-corn-ban-date-to-2025
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The postponement keeps US corn exports to Mexico, mostly used for animal feed, flowing for longer, supporting corn demand relative to an earlier ban.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-03-26 | [Vilsack: Mexico GMO corn ban won't apply to animal feed - KBHB News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47588-vilsack-mexico-gmo-corn-ban-won-t-apply-to-animal-feed-kbhb-news.md) | +1.2% | +8.8% |
| CORN | 2024-04-12 | [Mexico Postpones U.S. Corn Ban - Seed World](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30703-mexico-postpones-u-s-corn-ban-seed-world.md) | -0.2% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2021-04-09 | [Vilsack claims Mexico GMO corn ban doesn’t apply to animal feed - The Organic & Non-GMO Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47587-vilsack-claims-mexico-gmo-corn-ban-doesn-t-apply-to-animal-feed-the-organic-and.md) | +1.1% | +23.4% |
| CORN | 2022-07-15 | [Mexico’s glyphosate and GMO corn ban overturned by federal judge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40467-mexico-s-glyphosate-and-gmo-corn-ban-overturned-by-federal-judge.md) | -10.7% | -8.4% |
| CORN | 2017-01-30 | [No luck for Monsanto as Mexico Court upholds GMO ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72976-no-luck-for-monsanto-as-mexico-court-upholds-gmo-ban.md) | +2.0% | +1.2% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/mexico-pushes-back-gmo-corn-ban-date-to-2025/

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