# Mexico’s ban on GM corn could bear negative repercussions | Food Business Middle East & Africa - No.1 Food & ...

> Mexico's decree banning GM corn for human consumption by 2024 could bring negative consequences, according to agriculture officials and trade groups. A March World Perspectives report estimates the ban could add $4.4 billion to Mexico's corn import costs. MAIZALL says non-GM corn is unlikely to be available in sufficient volumes by 2024.

- Date: 2022-08-29 · published 2022-08-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40011-mexico-s-ban-on-gm-corn-could-bear-negative-repercussions-food-business-middle
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Higher costs and tight non-GM supply may shift Mexican demand, adding uncertainty to US corn export flows that are bearish if the ban proceeds.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2026-03-25 | [Turkey removes VAT exemptions on feed premixes as cost pressure livestock sector \| Feed Business Middle East & Africa - No.1 Publication for Animal Nutrition, Animal Health & Livestock Industry](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20278-turkey-removes-vat-exemptions-on-feed-premixes-as-cost-pressure-livestock.md) | -1.0% | -1.2% |
| CORN | 2022-03-22 | [Iowa Ag Secretary focused on GM corn ban during recent trade mission to Mexico - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42276-iowa-ag-secretary-focused-on-gm-corn-ban-during-recent-trade-mission-to-mexico.md) | +2.8% | +8.6% |
| CORN | 2023-08-30 | [Mexico embeds GM corn ban in food regs as USMCA dispute intensifies \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34542-mexico-embeds-gm-corn-ban-in-food-regs-as-usmca-dispute-intensifies-agri-pulse.md) | -0.0% | -8.2% |
| CORN | 2021-01-15 | [Bans on GMO corn, glyphosate in Mexico would shrink food supplies, industry says \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49129-bans-on-gmo-corn-glyphosate-in-mexico-would-shrink-food-supplies-industry-says.md) | -0.1% | +3.6% |

## Sources

- foodbusinessmea.com: https://www.foodbusinessmea.com/mexicos-ban-on-gm-corn-could-bear-negative-repercussions/

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