# Mexico’s President Issues New Decree Prohibiting GM Corn Amid Ongoing Dispute With US

> Mexican President López Obrador issued a new decree prohibiting GM corn for dough and tortillas and removing the expiry date for its ban on industrial and feed use. The decree also extends the glyphosate prohibition. Washington had earlier said proposed changes were insufficient.

- Date: 2023-02-14 · published 2023-02-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37300-mexico-s-president-issues-new-decree-prohibiting-gm-corn-amid-ongoing-dispute
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Removing the feed-use expiry date keeps long-term US feed-corn demand in Mexico uncertain. The move raises the odds of a USMCA trade dispute with the US, which is Mexico's main corn supplier.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-07-20 | [US Requests Mexico to Delay GM Corn Prohibition](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35021-us-requests-mexico-to-delay-gm-corn-prohibition.md) | +9.4% | -7.2% |
| CORN | 2024-10-15 | [Mexico’s President Reaffirms Ban on Planting & Consumption of GMO White Corn - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27821-mexico-s-president-reaffirms-ban-on-planting-and-consumption-of-gmo-white-corn.md) | -0.1% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2023-03-08 | [Explainer: What is the US-Mexico GM corn dispute about? \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36831-explainer-what-is-the-us-mexico-gm-corn-dispute-about-reuters.md) | -1.6% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2022-09-09 | [Near breaking point on Mexico’s GM corn ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39582-near-breaking-point-on-mexico-s-gm-corn-ban.md) | +1.1% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2021-02-24 | [Mexico to Ban Glyphosate, GM Corn Presidential Decree Comes Despite Intense Pressure from Industry, U.S. Authorities \| Inter Press Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48619-mexico-to-ban-glyphosate-gm-corn-presidential-decree-comes-despite-intense.md) | +0.7% | +5.4% |

## Sources

- bloomberglinea.com: https://www.bloomberglinea.com/english/mexicos-president-issues-new-decree-prohibiting-gm-corn-amid-ongoing-dispute-with-us/

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