# As Mexico Implements New Decree, NCGA Amplifies Call for Biden Administration to Initiate Dispute Settlement Under USMCA

> The National Corn Growers Association called on the Biden administration to start USMCA dispute settlement over Mexico's new biotech corn decree. The group said the decree's accelerated timeline is a serious concern. The decree bans biotech corn for certain food uses and continues to allow feed imports.

- Date: 2023-02-14 · published 2023-02-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37297-as-mexico-implements-new-decree-ncga-amplifies-call-for-biden-administration-to
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A formal USMCA dispute would raise the risk of disrupted US corn exports to Mexico, the top market for US corn. Feed imports remain allowed, so the price effect is limited for now.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-09-06 | [Exclusive: Biden administration moving to escalate energy trade dispute with Mexico](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34076-exclusive-biden-administration-moving-to-escalate-energy-trade-dispute-with.md) | -1.3% | -6.5% |
| CORN | 2023-06-02 | [United States Requests USMCA Dispute Settlement Consultations on Mexico’s Agricultural Biotechnology Measures \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35480-united-states-requests-usmca-dispute-settlement-consultations-on-mexico-s.md) | -1.5% | -3.9% |
| 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 | 2023-01-31 | [Corn Grower Leaders, Joined by Administration and Congressional Officials, Warn of Consequences from Mexico Decree, Call for Swift Action](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37745-corn-grower-leaders-joined-by-administration-and-congressional-officials-warn.md) | +1.3% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2024-11-21 | [EXPLAINER \| United States Awaits USMCA Dispute Panel Report on Mexico's Genetically Engineered Corn Decree \| Wilson Center](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27395-explainer-united-states-awaits-usmca-dispute-panel-report-on-mexico-s.md) | -3.5% | +1.6% |

## Sources

- ncga.com: https://www.ncga.com/stay-informed/media/in-the-news/article/2023/02/as-mexico-implements-new-decree-ncga-amplifies-call-for-biden-administration-to-initiate-dispute-settlement-under-usmca

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