# Statement by USDA, USTR Officials Regarding Meetings in Mexico Today | USDA Foreign Agricultural Service

> USDA and USTR officials met Mexican government counterparts in Mexico City on January 23, 2023 about President López Obrador's decree to phase out GE corn by January 31, 2024. They said Mexico's proposed modifications are not sufficient and not grounded in science.

- Date: 2023-01-23 · published 2023-01-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37742-statement-by-usda-ustr-officials-regarding-meetings-in-mexico-today-usda
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A phase-out of biotech corn imports threatens Mexico's roughly $3 billion annual purchases of U.S. feed corn, which would pressure U.S. corn export demand and prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2022-11-29 | [Secretary Vilsack Statement on Trip to Mexico, Meetings with President López Obrador and Cabinet Officials \| USDA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38649-secretary-vilsack-statement-on-trip-to-mexico-meetings-with-president-lopez.md) | -3.8% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2026-06-16 | [US, Mexican officials to discuss agriculture, energy as Trump casts doubt on trade deal \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18755-us-mexican-officials-to-discuss-agriculture-energy-as-trump-casts-doubt-on.md) | -0.8% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2023-03-06 | [WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: USTR Announces USMCA Technical Consultations with Mexico on Agricultural Biotechnology \| United States Trade Representative](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36833-what-they-are-saying-ustr-announces-usmca-technical-consultations-with-mexico.md) | -1.2% | +1.1% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- fas.usda.gov: https://www.fas.usda.gov/newsroom/joint-statement-USDA-USTR-Mexico-Meetings

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