# Viewpoint: Mexico’s GM crop import ban creates dire legal and trade consequences - Genetic Literacy Project

> A Cato Institute viewpoint argues Mexico's GM corn import ban, decreed in December 2020, likely violates USMCA provisions on agriculture, SPS measures and market access. It notes Mexico is the top US corn export market and that more than 90 percent of US corn is genetically modified.

- Date: 2023-11-10 · published 2023-11-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/33144-viewpoint-mexico-s-gm-crop-import-ban-creates-dire-legal-and-trade-consequences
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The ban threatens a major US corn export outlet, and the legal challenge could determine whether that demand is preserved. Continued uncertainty adds downside risk to corn export expectations.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-01-18 | [Mexico GMO corn ban includes animal feed imports \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49127-mexico-gmo-corn-ban-includes-animal-feed-imports-feed-strategy.md) | -2.6% | +3.7% |
| CORN | 2021-01-11 | [What Does Mexico’s GM Corn Ban Mean for U.S. Producers? – The Van Trump Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49128-what-does-mexico-s-gm-corn-ban-mean-for-u-s-producers-the-van-trump-report.md) | +6.3% | +12.8% |
| CORN | 2022-02-09 | [Activists push for Mexico’s GM corn ban to include imports \| Agriculture News \| Al Jazeera](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42667-activists-push-for-mexico-s-gm-corn-ban-to-include-imports-agriculture-news-al.md) | +0.5% | +15.2% |
| CORN | 2022-09-09 | [Near breaking point on Mexico’s GM corn ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39582-near-breaking-point-on-mexico-s-gm-corn-ban.md) | +1.1% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2025-04-04 | [Mexico’s GE Corn Ban Constitutional Amendment Impacts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25098-mexico-s-ge-corn-ban-constitutional-amendment-impacts.md) | +3.4% | +2.3% |

## Sources

- geneticliteracyproject.org: https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2023/11/10/viewpoint-mexicos-gm-crop-import-ban-creates-dire-legal-and-trade-consequences/

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