# Lessons from México’s Ban on GMO Corn - Latinoamérica 21

> An opinion piece argues that Mexico's decree banning GMO corn for human food, including tortillas and masa, does not restrict trade because most US corn exports are yellow feed corn. It notes the decree excludes animal feed and industrial uses. The US and Canada have requested a USMCA trade panel over the ban.

- Date: 2023-10-14 · published 2023-10-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/33591-lessons-from-mexico-s-ban-on-gmo-corn-latinoamerica-21
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The dispute centers on Mexico's roughly 18 MMT annual corn imports, most of which are GM yellow corn for feed; the decree does not currently restrict that flow, so the direct price effect is limited unless the panel changes the feed exemption.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-06-23 | [Prices for feed barley in Ukraine remain under pressure from lack of export demand 23.06.2022 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41005-prices-for-feed-barley-in-ukraine-remain-under-pressure-from-lack-of-export.md) | +1.6% | -10.7% |
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| CORN | 2026-10-01 | [US Harvest Progress Caps Corn Gains as Black Sea Talks Pressure Wheat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17499-us-harvest-progress-caps-corn-gains-as-black-sea-talks-pressure-wheat.md) | -1.2% | -6.7% |
| CORN | 2026-07-29 | [Wheat up 1%, rises for second session on Black Sea disruptions \| ZAWYA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18383-wheat-up-1-rises-for-second-session-on-black-sea-disruptions-zawya.md) | -3.5% | +5.0% |

## Sources

- latinoamerica21.com: https://latinoamerica21.com/en/lessons-from-mexicos-ban-on-gmo-corn/

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