# BIO: Mexico's Biotech Corn Ban Will Cause Food Security Crisis | BIO

> The Biotechnology Innovation Organization said it is disappointed Mexico plans to proceed with restricting biotech corn imports. It warned that non-biotech supplies from Brazil and Argentina are insufficient to replace US exports and could raise prices for Mexican consumers.

- Date: 2022-10-28 · published 2022-10-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39112-bio-mexico-s-biotech-corn-ban-will-cause-food-security-crisis-bio
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The industry warning reinforces the view that Mexico's ban would be hard to replace with non-GM supply, but it is advocacy rather than a new market event.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-09-27 | [U.S. needs to press Mexico on looming biotech corn ban, Vilsack says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39580-u-s-needs-to-press-mexico-on-looming-biotech-corn-ban-vilsack-says.md) | +1.8% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2022-08-25 | [MAIZALL Mission To Mexico Focuses Efforts On Trade, Food Security Issues - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40010-maizall-mission-to-mexico-focuses-efforts-on-trade-food-security-issues-u-s.md) | +1.2% | +1.0% |
| 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 | 2022-09-09 | [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 | 2024-10-04 | [As Mexico changes leader, lawmakers, BIO highlight corn ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27820-as-mexico-changes-leader-lawmakers-bio-highlight-corn-ban.md) | -1.3% | -2.9% |

## Sources

- bio.org: https://www.bio.org/press-release/bio-mexicos-biotech-corn-ban-will-cause-food-security-crisis

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