# Mexican trade dispute may dramatically impact U.S. corn growers

> Mexico's 2020 decree to phase out GM corn for human consumption by January 2024 threatens a top US corn export market. Mexico is also considering a ban on 80 crop-protection products, and 2,000 pesticide registrations are pending.

- Date: 2022-06-07 · published 2022-06-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40929-mexican-trade-dispute-may-dramatically-impact-u-s-corn-growers
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Mexico takes a large share of US corn exports, so a biotech import ban would weaken US export demand and could pressure corn prices. Uncertainty over the timeline keeps this a medium-term risk.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-05-25 | [Contact Us - Sherbrooke Record - Mexican trade dispute may dramatically impact U.S. corn growers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65006-contact-us-sherbrooke-record-mexican-trade-dispute-may-dramatically-impact-u-s.md) | -1.3% | -8.0% |
| CORN | 2022-10-24 | [Calls Increase for U.S. Trade Representative to Act on Mexico’s Pending Decree on Corn Imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39108-calls-increase-for-u-s-trade-representative-to-act-on-mexico-s-pending-decree.md) | -1.1% | -1.4% |
| CORN | 2023-03-08 | [Explainer: What is the US-Mexico GM corn dispute about? \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36831-explainer-what-is-the-us-mexico-gm-corn-dispute-about-reuters.md) | -1.6% | -0.6% |
| 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 | 2025-04-04 | [Mexico’s GE Corn Ban Constitutional Amendment Impacts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25098-mexico-s-ge-corn-ban-constitutional-amendment-impacts.md) | +3.4% | +2.3% |

## Sources

- business.theeveningleader.com: http://business.theeveningleader.com/theeveningleader/article/brandpoint-2022-6-7-mexican-trade-dispute-may-dramatically-impact-us-corn-growers
- markets.chroniclejournal.com: https://markets.chroniclejournal.com/chroniclejournal/article/brandpoint-2022-6-7-mexican-trade-dispute-may-dramatically-impact-us-corn-growers

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