# Mexico researchers show progress on drive to replace U.S. corn imports

> Researchers at the Autonomous University of Chapingo in Mexico showed progress in developing non-GM yellow corn seeds intended to replace US corn imports. The effort comes amid a major bilateral trade dispute over Mexico's restrictions on GM corn.

- Date: 2023-09-22 · published 2023-09-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34070-mexico-researchers-show-progress-on-drive-to-replace-u-s-corn-imports
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

If Mexico can grow more domestic non-GM yellow corn, its long-term demand for US corn imports could shrink, a bearish factor for US corn exports, though the effect is years away.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-10-03 | [Mexico researchers show progress on drive to replace US corn imports \|  Cyprus Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33593-mexico-researchers-show-progress-on-drive-to-replace-us-corn-imports-cyprus-mail.md) | -0.4% | -2.9% |
| 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 | 2023-07-27 | [Mexico: An Important Trade Destination for U.S. Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35018-mexico-an-important-trade-destination-for-u-s-corn.md) | -13.2% | -14.2% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/mexico-researchers-show-progress-drive-replace-us-corn-imports-2023-09-22/

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