# U.S.-Mexico GMO Corn Dispute Could Endanger the USMCA | News | Haynes Boone

> A law firm analysis describes the US-Mexico GMO corn dispute, noting the February decree's ban on GM corn for nixtamalization and flour and its aim to phase out GM corn in animal feed. It notes Mexico is the second-largest market for US corn at $4.79 billion in 2022.

- Date: 2023-08-24 · published 2023-08-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34539-u-s-mexico-gmo-corn-dispute-could-endanger-the-usmca-news-haynes-boone
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Most US corn exports to Mexico are yellow feed corn, so a phase-out extended to animal feed would directly threaten a large share of US corn demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- DDGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-03-07 | [Mexico vows not to budge on US corn dispute \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36836-mexico-vows-not-to-budge-on-us-corn-dispute-ap-news.md) | -2.1% | -0.5% |
| 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 | 2022-12-13 | [Mexico to make last-ditch effort to solve US corn dispute \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38231-mexico-to-make-last-ditch-effort-to-solve-us-corn-dispute-ap-news.md) | +0.6% | +2.3% |
| CORN | 2023-06-09 | [Canada joins US in trade dispute hearings against Mexico's proposed ban on GM corn \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35481-canada-joins-us-in-trade-dispute-hearings-against-mexico-s-proposed-ban-on-gm.md) | +4.4% | -4.7% |
| CORN | 2023-04-20 | [National Corn Growers want a formal dispute on Mexico's corn ban - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36385-national-corn-growers-want-a-formal-dispute-on-mexico-s-corn-ban-brownfield-ag.md) | -1.0% | -9.9% |

## Sources

- haynesboone.com: https://www.haynesboone.com/news/alerts/us-mexico-gmo-corn-dispute-could-endanger-the-usmca

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