# Canada says will join as third party in US-Mexico dispute over GM corn imports | Reuters

> Canada said it will join the US-Mexico dispute over GM corn imports as a third party. The move reflects Canadian interest in the outcome of the USMCA challenge to Mexico's biotech corn restrictions.

- Date: 2023-08-25 · published 2023-08-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34540-canada-says-will-join-as-third-party-in-us-mexico-dispute-over-gm-corn-imports
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Broader third-party involvement signals the dispute may be pursued thoroughly, keeping pressure on North American corn trade flows to Mexico.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-01-09 | [Canada and US Governments Shut Down Ability of Canadian NGOs to Comment in Trade Dispute Over Mexico’s GM Corn Ban \| CBAN](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32089-canada-and-us-governments-shut-down-ability-of-canadian-ngos-to-comment-in.md) | -0.1% | -3.9% |
| CORN | 2024-08-19 | [US Flails in GM Corn Dispute with Mexico \| Inter Press Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28743-us-flails-in-gm-corn-dispute-with-mexico-inter-press-service.md) | -0.7% | +4.1% |
| CORN | 2023-06-24 | [Mexico imposes 50% tariff on white corn imports amid trade dispute with U.S. and Canada \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35482-mexico-imposes-50-tariff-on-white-corn-imports-amid-trade-dispute-with-u-s-and.md) | -8.7% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2022-12-16 | [Mexico says it aims for agreement with U.S. on GM corn in January \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38226-mexico-says-it-aims-for-agreement-with-u-s-on-gm-corn-in-january-reuters.md) | +0.7% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2024-09-24 | [The U.S. and Mexico are in a dispute over tortillas. It started with genetically modified corn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28274-the-u-s-and-mexico-are-in-a-dispute-over-tortillas-it-started-with-genetically.md) | +1.7% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/canada-says-will-join-third-party-us-mexico-dispute-over-gm-corn-imports-2023-08-25/

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