# US Requests Mexico to Delay GM Corn Prohibition

> The USDA asked Mexico to delay implementation of NOM-187, which prohibits GM corn in human-consumption products, until trading partners can review it. The USDA also requested scientific evidence and clarification on several articles.

- Date: 2023-07-20 · published 2023-07-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35021-us-requests-mexico-to-delay-gm-corn-prohibition
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A delay would reduce near-term risk to U.S. corn exports to Mexico, while continued enforcement uncertainty keeps a bearish overhang on corn.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-02-14 | [Mexico’s President Issues New Decree Prohibiting GM Corn Amid Ongoing Dispute With US](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37300-mexico-s-president-issues-new-decree-prohibiting-gm-corn-amid-ongoing-dispute.md) | -0.8% | -5.8% |
| CORN | 2024-09-26 | [Why does Mexico prohibit transgenic corn? - Opportimes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28277-why-does-mexico-prohibit-transgenic-corn-opportimes.md) | +2.5% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2021-06-11 | [Mexico delaying GMO corn import permits \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46590-mexico-delaying-gmo-corn-import-permits-feed-strategy.md) | -6.1% | -4.6% |
| CORN | 2017-01-31 | [Politics is foiling Monsanto’s quest to grow GMO corn in Mexico](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72978-politics-is-foiling-monsanto-s-quest-to-grow-gmo-corn-in-mexico.md) | -0.5% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2021-02-04 | [Mexico’s GM corn ban would hit U.S. hard \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48617-mexico-s-gm-corn-ban-would-hit-u-s-hard-the-western-producer.md) | -3.1% | -3.9% |

## Sources

- mexicobusiness.news: https://mexicobusiness.news/agribusiness/news/us-requests-mexico-delay-gm-corn-prohibition

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