# United States Requests USMCA Dispute Settlement Consultations on Mexico’s Agricultural Biotechnology Measures | USDA Foreign Agricultural Service

> The USTR announced that the US has requested USMCA dispute settlement consultations with Mexico over its agricultural biotechnology policies. The US says these policies are not based on science and threaten US agricultural exports, and it will work with Mexico through the consultation process. The release was issued by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service.

- Date: 2023-06-02 · published 2023-06-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35480-united-states-requests-usmca-dispute-settlement-consultations-on-mexico-s
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Formal USMCA consultations put Mexico's GM corn restrictions on a dispute track that could cut US corn sales to a key market. Corn prices could come under pressure if the dispute is not resolved quickly.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-06-09 | [WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: U.S. Requests USMCA Dispute Settlement Consultations on Mexico’s Agricultural Biotechnology Measures \| United States Trade Representative](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35479-what-they-are-saying-u-s-requests-usmca-dispute-settlement-consultations-on.md) | +4.4% | -4.7% |
| CORN | 2023-08-17 | [United States Establishes USMCA Dispute Panel on Mexico’s Agricultural Biotechnology Measures \| United States Trade Representative](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34536-united-states-establishes-usmca-dispute-panel-on-mexico-s-agricultural.md) | +1.2% | -1.4% |
| CORN | 2023-03-06 | [WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: USTR Announces USMCA Technical Consultations with Mexico on Agricultural Biotechnology \| United States Trade Representative](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36833-what-they-are-saying-ustr-announces-usmca-technical-consultations-with-mexico.md) | -1.2% | +1.1% |
| CORN | 2021-11-17 | [Mexico Measures on Agricultural Biotechnology Letter \| mobio.org](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44038-mexico-measures-on-agricultural-biotechnology-letter-mobio-org.md) | +1.0% | +3.9% |
| CORN | 2023-01-23 | [Statement by USDA, USTR Officials Regarding Meetings in Mexico Today \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37742-statement-by-usda-ustr-officials-regarding-meetings-in-mexico-today-usda.md) | -0.4% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- fas.usda.gov: https://www.fas.usda.gov/newsroom/united-states-requests-usmca-dispute-settlement-consultations-mexicos-agricultural

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