# Mexico plans to ban all GMO corn. Now a key deadline looms as the U.S. pushes back | KOSU

> Mexico's plan to ban GMO corn imports has upset U.S. corn farmers and officials, with the two nations having until April 7 to resolve the dispute. Mexico imported nearly $5 billion of U.S. corn in 2022, and the U.S. could file a formal USMCA complaint.

- Date: 2023-04-03 · published 2023-04-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36384-mexico-plans-to-ban-all-gmo-corn-now-a-key-deadline-looms-as-the-u-s-pushes
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A ban on GMO corn imports by a top market would threaten U.S. corn export demand, which is bearish for corn prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-03-31 | [Mexico plans to ban all GMO corn. Now a key deadline looms as the U.S. pushes back](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36838-mexico-plans-to-ban-all-gmo-corn-now-a-key-deadline-looms-as-the-u-s-pushes-back.md) | -1.2% | -2.1% |
| 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 | 2022-11-09 | [Mexico not buying U.S. yellow corn as GM ban looms, Lopez Obrador says \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38652-mexico-not-buying-u-s-yellow-corn-as-gm-ban-looms-lopez-obrador-says-reuters.md) | +1.6% | -5.7% |
| CORN | 2023-05-31 | [Update on Mexico's GMO Corn Ban - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35907-update-on-mexico-s-gmo-corn-ban-agweb.md) | -1.8% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2023-05-16 | [As Mexico Continues to Look at GM Corn Ban, Here’s Some Reactions to Keep in Mind - Seed World](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35910-as-mexico-continues-to-look-at-gm-corn-ban-here-s-some-reactions-to-keep-in.md) | +0.5% | -0.2% |

## Sources

- kosu.org: https://www.kosu.org/news/2023-04-03/mexico-plans-to-ban-all-gmo-corn-now-a-key-deadline-looms-as-the-u-s-pushes-back

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