# False alarms over Mexico’s GM-corn restrictions | IATP

> An IATP opinion piece argues that US warnings about Mexico's GM corn restrictions rest on flawed industry-funded economic studies, particularly a 2022 World Perspectives model. The author says the February 2023 decree already narrowed restrictions to tortilla-masa use.

- Date: 2023-09-06 · published 2023-09-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34073-false-alarms-over-mexico-s-gm-corn-restrictions-iatp
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The piece is opinion and argues the market impact of Mexico's restrictions is overstated, which would limit the bearish case for US corn exports to Mexico.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-04-09 | [Canada argues against Mexico’s restrictions on GM corn \| CBAN](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30702-canada-argues-against-mexico-s-restrictions-on-gm-corn-cban.md) | -0.4% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2024-11-11 | [Report: Mexico's GM Corn Restrictions Likely to Stay Despite U.S. Trade Dispute Win - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27398-report-mexico-s-gm-corn-restrictions-likely-to-stay-despite-u-s-trade-dispute.md) | -1.2% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2024-05-13 | [Mexico GM corn case update: U.S. assertions rebutted by civil society experts \| IATP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30211-mexico-gm-corn-case-update-u-s-assertions-rebutted-by-civil-society-experts-iatp.md) | -0.0% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2024-04-10 | [Mexico defends GM corn restrictions with science - The Non-GMO Report \| Non-GMO News, Farming & Supply Chain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30706-mexico-defends-gm-corn-restrictions-with-science-the-non-gmo-report-non-gmo.md) | +0.1% | +2.3% |
| CORN | 2024-06-20 | [Takeaways from Mexico’s final rebuttal on the USMCA GM corn case \| IATP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29713-takeaways-from-mexico-s-final-rebuttal-on-the-usmca-gm-corn-case-iatp.md) | -6.0% | -9.5% |

## Sources

- iatp.org: https://www.iatp.org/false-alarms-over-mexicos-gm-corn-restrictions

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