# Mexico researchers show progress on drive to replace US corn imports |  Cyprus Mail

> Researchers at the Autonomous University of Chapingo unveiled progress on non-GM yellow corn seed varieties intended to replace imports. The project targets about 6 million of Mexico's 18 million tonnes of annual US corn imports within two years, with testing in 2024 and release in 2025.

- Date: 2023-10-03 · published 2023-10-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/33593-mexico-researchers-show-progress-on-drive-to-replace-us-corn-imports-cyprus-mail
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Replacing a third of Mexico's corn imports over the long run would be bearish for US corn export demand, though the timeline is distant and the effect is not yet priced in.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-09-22 | [Mexico researchers show progress on drive to replace U.S. corn imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34070-mexico-researchers-show-progress-on-drive-to-replace-u-s-corn-imports.md) | +1.4% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2023-04-11 | [Mexico to probe GM corn impact on tortillas amid US trade dispute](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36380-mexico-to-probe-gm-corn-impact-on-tortillas-amid-us-trade-dispute.md) | +0.4% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2023-12-19 | [Mexico set to ban imports of genetically modified U.S. corn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32692-mexico-set-to-ban-imports-of-genetically-modified-u-s-corn.md) | +1.6% | -1.9% |
| CORN | 2017-03-28 | [U.S. Farmers Fear Shift in Mexican Corn Imports – Food Tank](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71978-u-s-farmers-fear-shift-in-mexican-corn-imports-food-tank.md) | +1.9% | +1.8% |
| CORN | 2026-02-15 | [GMO Corn Imports Halt Sales of 500,000 Tons in Mexico](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20583-gmo-corn-imports-halt-sales-of-500-000-tons-in-mexico.md) | -0.8% | +4.3% |

## Sources

- cyprus-mail.com: https://cyprus-mail.com/2023/10/03/mexico-researchers-show-progress-on-drive-to-replace-us-corn-imports

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