# Submission on CUSMA dispute panel hearings into Mexico’s GMO corn laws – The Council of Canadians

> The Council of Canadians filed a brief ahead of the USMCA dispute panel hearings on Mexico's GMO corn laws. It argues the panel should closely examine whether the scientific evidence presented by the US and Canada is independent of industry sources. The brief also criticizes Canada for demanding scientific justification from Mexico.

- Date: 2023-12-01 · published 2023-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/32695-submission-on-cusma-dispute-panel-hearings-into-mexico-s-gmo-corn-laws-the
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

This is an advocacy submission with no new policy decision, so it has little direct effect on grain flows or prices. It only signals that the dispute remains contested.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-06-09 | [Canada joins US in trade dispute hearings against Mexico's proposed ban on GM corn \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35481-canada-joins-us-in-trade-dispute-hearings-against-mexico-s-proposed-ban-on-gm.md) | +4.4% | -4.7% |
| CORN | 2024-02-14 | [Hearing set for late June on U.S.-Mexico corn dispute - Texas Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31646-hearing-set-for-late-june-on-u-s-mexico-corn-dispute-texas-farm-bureau.md) | +0.5% | +3.9% |
| CORN | 2023-08-24 | [U.S.-Mexico GMO Corn Dispute Could Endanger the USMCA \| News \| Haynes Boone](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34539-u-s-mexico-gmo-corn-dispute-could-endanger-the-usmca-news-haynes-boone.md) | -2.8% | -8.9% |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2025-02-26 | [After trade dispute, Mexico officially bans the planting of GM corn \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26004-after-trade-dispute-mexico-officially-bans-the-planting-of-gm-corn-reuters.md) | -6.0% | -0.4% |

## Sources

- canadians.org: https://canadians.org/analysis/submission-on-cusma-dispute-panel-hearings-into-mexicos-gmo-corn-laws/

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