# Mexico's ban on tortillas made using GMO corn is an argument that can be tasted : NPR

> Mexico's president says the country will no longer allow tortillas to be made with genetically modified corn. The article frames the policy as a trade dispute with the US worth billions and a cultural debate over native maize.

- Date: 2023-07-03 · published 2023-07-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35024-mexico-s-ban-on-tortillas-made-using-gmo-corn-is-an-argument-that-can-be-tasted
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The tortilla restriction targets white corn imports from the US, a key trade flow that could reduce U.S. corn export demand and pressure prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-09-09 | [Near breaking point on Mexico’s GM corn ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39582-near-breaking-point-on-mexico-s-gm-corn-ban.md) | +1.1% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2022-03-29 | [Movement to ban GMO corn imports gains support in Mexico  \|  The Organic & Non-GMO Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42274-movement-to-ban-gmo-corn-imports-gains-support-in-mexico-the-organic-and-non.md) | +2.7% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2025-04-01 | [Don’t mess with Mexico’s maíz: Constitutional amendment to ban GMO corn seeds](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25529-don-t-mess-with-mexico-s-maiz-constitutional-amendment-to-ban-gmo-corn-seeds.md) | +1.0% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 2020-10-07 | [Mexico plans to ban GM corn imports, stirring potential conflict with U.S. - The Organic & Non-GMO Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50621-mexico-plans-to-ban-gm-corn-imports-stirring-potential-conflict-with-u-s-the.md) | +2.0% | +6.5% |
| CORN | 2022-03-22 | [Iowa Ag Secretary focused on GM corn ban during recent trade mission to Mexico - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42276-iowa-ag-secretary-focused-on-gm-corn-ban-during-recent-trade-mission-to-mexico.md) | +2.8% | +8.6% |

## Sources

- npr.org: https://www.npr.org/2023/07/03/1185864062/mexicos-ban-on-tortillas-made-using-gmo-corn-is-an-argument-that-can-be-tasted

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