# Mexico imposes 50% tariff on white corn imports amid trade dispute with U.S. and Canada | AP News

> Mexico published a measure imposing a 50% tariff on white corn imports, effective until the end of the year. The measure comes amid a trade dispute with the US and Canada over genetically modified corn.

- Date: 2023-06-24 · published 2023-06-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35482-mexico-imposes-50-tariff-on-white-corn-imports-amid-trade-dispute-with-u-s-and
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The tariff changes the flow of white corn into Mexico and adds to trade uncertainty around corn. Its direct effect on US yellow corn exports is limited, so the price impact is mixed.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-08-25 | [Canada says will join as third party in US-Mexico dispute over GM corn imports \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34540-canada-says-will-join-as-third-party-in-us-mexico-dispute-over-gm-corn-imports.md) | -2.2% | -9.0% |
| CORN | 2025-04-30 | [U.S. potash prices rise with new tariffs on Canadian imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25452-u-s-potash-prices-rise-with-new-tariffs-on-canadian-imports.md) | -1.7% | +0.6% |
| 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 | 2024-09-24 | [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% |
| CORN | 2026-10-01 | [The Corn Dispute at the Heart of US–Mexico Agricultural Trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17432-the-corn-dispute-at-the-heart-of-us-mexico-agricultural-trade.md) | -1.2% | -6.7% |

## Sources

- apnews.com: https://apnews.com/article/mexico-tariff-corn-canada-united-states-48b414c2dafdff8543223f88fc7bc7a7

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