# Hardline U.S. Stance Ignores Non-GM Corn Opportunity for U.S. Farmers | IATP

> An opinion piece argues that Mexico's restrictions on GM corn affect only a small share of US exports, since they cover tortilla-grade corn and exempt feed corn. It suggests US farmers could shift to premium non-GM markets as international prices fall.

- Date: 2024-02-29 · published 2024-02-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/31649-hardline-u-s-stance-ignores-non-gm-corn-opportunity-for-u-s-farmers-iatp
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Because the restrictions target a small slice of US corn exports, the direct price impact on US feed corn is limited, though it highlights a possible premium for non-GM corn.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-12-18 | [Mexico and U.S. Reach for January Agreement on GMO Corn Imports, as ERS Highlights Importance of Mexico's Corn Market - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38230-mexico-and-u-s-reach-for-january-agreement-on-gmo-corn-imports-as-ers.md) | +1.3% | +2.9% |
| CORN | 2023-10-02 | [Mexico stands firm in face of U.S. imperialist pressure on GMO corn - The Non-GMO Report \| Non-GMO News, Farming & Supply Chain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33595-mexico-stands-firm-in-face-of-u-s-imperialist-pressure-on-gmo-corn-the-non-gmo.md) | +2.7% | +2.6% |
| 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 | 2017-09-26 | [Syngenta agrees to settle U.S. farmer lawsuits over GMO corn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68859-syngenta-agrees-to-settle-u-s-farmer-lawsuits-over-gmo-corn.md) | +3.3% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2022-12-16 | [Mexico says it aims for agreement with U.S. on GM corn in January \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38226-mexico-says-it-aims-for-agreement-with-u-s-on-gm-corn-in-january-reuters.md) | +0.7% | +3.0% |

## Sources

- iatp.org: https://www.iatp.org/hardline-us-stance-ignores-non-gm-corn-opportunity

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