# US escalates Mexico corn trade spat with dispute panel request

> The United States escalated its dispute with Mexico over GM corn by requesting a USMCA dispute settlement panel. Washington argues Mexico's decree banning GM corn for dough and tortillas is not science-based and violates the trade pact.

- Date: 2023-08-17 · published 2023-08-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34537-us-escalates-mexico-corn-trade-spat-with-dispute-panel-request
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The escalation raises the risk of restricted US corn sales to Mexico, a major buyer, which would pressure US corn export prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-09-06 | [Exclusive: Biden administration moving to escalate energy trade dispute with Mexico](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34076-exclusive-biden-administration-moving-to-escalate-energy-trade-dispute-with.md) | -1.3% | -6.5% |
| 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 | 2023-03-06 | [U.S. demands formal talks with Mexico over GMO corn dispute](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36834-u-s-demands-formal-talks-with-mexico-over-gmo-corn-dispute.md) | -1.2% | +1.1% |
| CORN | 2023-01-25 | [Trade Retaliation Threatened in USMCA Dispute with Mexico \| Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37746-trade-retaliation-threatened-in-usmca-dispute-with-mexico-sandler-travis-and.md) | -0.2% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2023-05-01 | [Mexico: US Trade Consultation Request 'Violates Mexican Law' \| Hoosier Ag Today](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35913-mexico-us-trade-consultation-request-violates-mexican-law-hoosier-ag-today.md) | +0.3% | -1.8% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-escalates-mexico-corn-trade-spat-with-dispute-panel-request-2023-08-17/

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