# Mexico waiting on US proof that GM corn safe for its people, deputy ag minister says | Reuters

> Mexico's Deputy Agriculture Secretary Victor Suarez said Mexico is waiting for the United States to prove imported genetically modified corn is safe for Mexicans. He made the remarks as Mexico filed a written submission to a USMCA panel in an ongoing trade dispute.

- Date: 2024-03-07 · published 2024-03-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/31177-mexico-waiting-on-us-proof-that-gm-corn-safe-for-its-people-deputy-ag-minister
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The dispute threatens Mexico's large GM corn import demand, which is a key outlet for US feed corn, so a ruling or escalation could shift export flows and corn basis.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-12-07 | [Mexico to rework divisive decree on GM corn - minister](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38227-mexico-to-rework-divisive-decree-on-gm-corn-minister.md) | +1.6% | +3.5% |
| CORN | 2023-04-06 | [After growing GM corn for decades, some US farmers open to Mexican restrictions \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36378-after-growing-gm-corn-for-decades-some-us-farmers-open-to-mexican-restrictions.md) | -0.4% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2023-06-02 | [Mexico to fight US dispute over GM corn after formal consultations fail \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35478-mexico-to-fight-us-dispute-over-gm-corn-after-formal-consultations-fail-reuters.md) | -1.5% | -3.9% |
| CORN | 2022-11-09 | [Mexico not buying U.S. yellow corn as GM ban looms, Lopez Obrador says \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38652-mexico-not-buying-u-s-yellow-corn-as-gm-ban-looms-lopez-obrador-says-reuters.md) | +1.6% | -5.7% |
| CORN | 2023-08-22 | [Exclusive: Mexico says it won't modify decree on GM corn ahead of USMCA panel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34538-exclusive-mexico-says-it-won-t-modify-decree-on-gm-corn-ahead-of-usmca-panel.md) | +1.6% | -9.0% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/mexico-waiting-us-proof-that-gm-corn-safe-its-people-deputy-ag-minister-says-2024-03-07/

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