# U.S. raises 'grave concerns' over Mexico's anti-GMO farm policies

> U.S. farm and trade officials raised grave concerns over Mexico's agricultural biotechnology policies in meetings on January 23, 2023. USTR said it will consider all options, including formal USMCA enforcement, if the issue is not resolved.

- Date: 2023-01-23 · published 2023-01-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37743-u-s-raises-grave-concerns-over-mexico-s-anti-gmo-farm-policies
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Possible USMCA enforcement against a ban on biotech corn imports, which covers most U.S. corn sent to Mexico, raises the risk of lost feed corn demand and weaker U.S. corn prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- DDGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-03-22 | [Growing concerns expressed over Mexico’s trade actions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48116-growing-concerns-expressed-over-mexico-s-trade-actions.md) | +10.7% | +12.5% |
| 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 | 2023-03-06 | [U.S. demands formal talks with Mexico over GMO corn dispute](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36834-u-s-demands-formal-talks-with-mexico-over-gmo-corn-dispute.md) | -1.2% | +1.1% |
| CORN | 2017-02-19 | [U.S. Corn Exports to Mexico: Will Policy Rhetoric Turn into Concrete Action? - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72530-u-s-corn-exports-to-mexico-will-policy-rhetoric-turn-into-concrete-action-farm.md) | +0.3% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2022-12-16 | [Revise GMO Corn Decree or Face U.S. Challenge, Vilsack Warns Mexico](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38232-revise-gmo-corn-decree-or-face-u-s-challenge-vilsack-warns-mexico.md) | +0.7% | +3.0% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-officials-raise-grave-concerns-over-mexicos-agricultural-biotech-policy-2023-01-23/

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.