# Update on Mexico's GMO Corn Ban - AgWeb

> Mexico says its decree banning GMO corn for food does not violate USMCA, and that its February revision permitting yellow corn for livestock feed removes any basis for a dispute. The Biden administration has requested USMCA technical consultations over the food-use ban, and a formal dispute appears likely.

- Date: 2023-05-31 · published 2023-05-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35907-update-on-mexico-s-gmo-corn-ban-agweb
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Mexico takes most US corn exports, mainly yellow feed corn, so escalation toward a USMCA panel raises risk to US corn export demand and basis. Continued uncertainty weighs on US corn prices and export sentiment.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-08-20 | [USGC focused on Mexico GMO corn ban - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28746-usgc-focused-on-mexico-gmo-corn-ban-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -3.5% | +5.3% |
| CORN | 2022-11-29 | [U.S. threatens legal steps over Mexico's planned GMO corn ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38654-u-s-threatens-legal-steps-over-mexico-s-planned-gmo-corn-ban.md) | -3.8% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2024-06-01 | [Impacts of Mexico’s Proposed GMO Ban for US and Global Corn Trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30210-impacts-of-mexico-s-proposed-gmo-ban-for-us-and-global-corn-trade.md) | -1.6% | -6.0% |
| CORN | 2024-10-28 | [Survey Assesses Mexican Consumers’ Opinions on GMO Corn Import Ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27817-survey-assesses-mexican-consumers-opinions-on-gmo-corn-import-ban.md) | -0.3% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2023-03-06 | [U.S. to Challenge Mexican Ban on Genetically Modified Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36835-u-s-to-challenge-mexican-ban-on-genetically-modified-corn.md) | -1.2% | +1.1% |

## Sources

- agweb.com: https://www.agweb.com/news/policy/politics/update-mexicos-gmo-corn-ban

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