# Mexico opens door for GM corn in animal feed, industrial use | Reuters

> Mexico scrapped its January 2024 deadline to ban genetically modified corn for animal feed and industrial use, via a government decree. The ban on GM corn for human consumption and the herbicide glyphosate was retained.

- Date: 2023-02-14 · published 2023-02-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37293-mexico-opens-door-for-gm-corn-in-animal-feed-industrial-use-reuters
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Mexico, the largest buyer of US corn, keeps feed-corn imports open for now, easing fears of a near-term loss of demand for US yellow corn used in feed. The trade dispute remains unresolved, so US corn export risk persists.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-04-09 | [Vilsack claims Mexico GMO corn ban doesn’t apply to animal feed - The Organic & Non-GMO Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47587-vilsack-claims-mexico-gmo-corn-ban-doesn-t-apply-to-animal-feed-the-organic-and.md) | +1.1% | +23.4% |
| CORN | 2021-03-26 | [Vilsack: Mexico GMO corn ban won't apply to animal feed - KBHB News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47588-vilsack-mexico-gmo-corn-ban-won-t-apply-to-animal-feed-kbhb-news.md) | +1.2% | +8.8% |
| CORN | 2020-12-01 | [Monsanto Sees Prolonged Delay on GMO Corn Permits in Mexico \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49603-monsanto-sees-prolonged-delay-on-gmo-corn-permits-in-mexico-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.4% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2025-05-02 | [Mexico Bans GM Corn Cultivation in Constitutional Reform - Havana Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24635-mexico-bans-gm-corn-cultivation-in-constitutional-reform-havana-times.md) | -3.8% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2022-07-15 | [Mexico’s glyphosate and GMO corn ban overturned by federal judge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40467-mexico-s-glyphosate-and-gmo-corn-ban-overturned-by-federal-judge.md) | -10.7% | -8.4% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/mexico-opens-door-gm-corn-animal-feed-industrial-use-2023-02-14/

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