# U.S. needs to press Mexico on looming biotech corn ban, Vilsack says

> U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said Washington needs to press Mexico over its looming biotech corn ban. The decree would phase out GM corn and glyphosate by 2024. Corn for human consumption, including white corn for tortillas, makes up 18% to 20% of Mexico's U.S. corn imports.

- Date: 2022-09-27 · published 2022-09-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39580-u-s-needs-to-press-mexico-on-looming-biotech-corn-ban-vilsack-says
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Pressure on Mexico to keep importing biotech corn supports export demand for U.S. corn, but the unresolved ban adds downside risk to corn prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-09-26 | [U.S. farmers urge Washington to challenge Mexico's looming ban on GM corn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39578-u-s-farmers-urge-washington-to-challenge-mexico-s-looming-ban-on-gm-corn.md) | -1.4% | +2.6% |
| 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 | 2021-06-11 | [Mexico stalling GMO corn permits ahead of ban, says top farm lobby](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46585-mexico-stalling-gmo-corn-permits-ahead-of-ban-says-top-farm-lobby.md) | -6.1% | -4.6% |
| CORN | 2017-02-14 | ['No Mas' to U.S. Corn Imports, Mexico Senator Says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72496-no-mas-to-u-s-corn-imports-mexico-senator-says.md) | -0.2% | -2.4% |
| CORN | 2022-10-26 | [Mexico quietly ruling on GMO traits as biotech corn ban looms \| 2022-10-25 \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39109-mexico-quietly-ruling-on-gmo-traits-as-biotech-corn-ban-looms-2022-10-25-agri.md) | -1.2% | -3.3% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/mexico-agriculture-corn/update-1-u-s-needs-to-press-mexico-on-looming-biotech-corn-ban-vilsack-says-idUSL1N30Y1IX/

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