# Feds look for suppliers of non-GM corn as imports ban nears

> Mexico's federal government is looking for non-GM corn suppliers ahead of the 2024 import ban on GM corn. Officials are unsure whether the ban covers livestock feed corn and say Mexico will try to cut US yellow corn imports by 50%, about 8.5 million tonnes.

- Date: 2022-10-28 · published 2022-10-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39110-feds-look-for-suppliers-of-non-gm-corn-as-imports-ban-nears
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Replacing around 8.5 million tonnes of US corn with Brazilian or Argentine non-GM supply would shift export flows and could weigh on US corn prices while supporting South American corn.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- DDGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-03-29 | [Movement to ban GMO corn imports gains support in Mexico  \|  The Organic & Non-GMO Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42274-movement-to-ban-gmo-corn-imports-gains-support-in-mexico-the-organic-and-non.md) | +2.7% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2021-06-10 | [Court throws out legal challenge to Mexico’s GMO corn ban as U.S. suppliers say they can supply non-GMO corn - The Organic & Non-GMO Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46588-court-throws-out-legal-challenge-to-mexico-s-gmo-corn-ban-as-u-s-suppliers-say.md) | -1.8% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2021-01-18 | [Mexico GMO corn ban includes animal feed imports \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49127-mexico-gmo-corn-ban-includes-animal-feed-imports-feed-strategy.md) | -2.6% | +3.7% |
| CORN | 2021-07-26 | [Winners and losers in Mexico's GM corn ban - Alliance for Science](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46047-winners-and-losers-in-mexico-s-gm-corn-ban-alliance-for-science.md) | -0.5% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2022-02-09 | [Activists push for Mexico’s GM corn ban to include imports \| Agriculture News \| Al Jazeera](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42667-activists-push-for-mexico-s-gm-corn-ban-to-include-imports-agriculture-news-al.md) | +0.5% | +15.2% |

## Sources

- mexiconewsdaily.com: https://mexiconewsdaily.com/business/feds-suppliers-gm-corn-import-ban/

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