# Report: US-Mexico GM corn fight intensifies | World Grain

> The US plans to request a USMCA dispute panel over Mexico's GM corn ban after the 75-day consultation period ended August 16. The US had also denied a Mexican request for joint scientific research on GM corn health impacts.

- Date: 2023-08-17 · published 2023-08-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34541-report-us-mexico-gm-corn-fight-intensifies-world-grain
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The move toward a formal panel increases the risk that Mexican demand for US corn is curtailed, a bearish factor for corn export prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-06-06 | [US takes next step in Mexico GM corn fight \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35485-us-takes-next-step-in-mexico-gm-corn-fight-world-grain.md) | +5.1% | -3.8% |
| CORN | 2023-04-11 | [Mexico to study imported GM corn impact on tortillas \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36382-mexico-to-study-imported-gm-corn-impact-on-tortillas-world-grain.md) | +0.4% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2025-04-21 | [Report: China halts US corn, soybean orders \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14669-report-china-halts-us-corn-soybean-orders-world-grain.md) | -0.1% | -5.5% |
| CORN | 2023-06-21 | [China intensifies imports of grains and oilseeds amid lower world prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14833-china-intensifies-imports-of-grains-and-oilseeds-amid-lower-world-prices.md) | -3.2% | -12.0% |
| CORN | 2023-06-02 | [Mexico to fight US dispute over GM corn after formal consultations fail \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35478-mexico-to-fight-us-dispute-over-gm-corn-after-formal-consultations-fail-reuters.md) | -1.5% | -3.9% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/18920-report-us-mexico-gm-corn-fight-intensifies

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