# USDA Secretary Vilsack makes trip to Mexico. Also talks CRP | Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network

> Vilsack visited Mexico to discuss trade with Secretary Villalobos, including potato access and Mexico's planned biotechnology and GMO ban for 2024. Vilsack also commented that any Conservation Reserve Program land returning to production is a decision for farmers.

- Date: 2022-04-07 · published 2022-04-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41807-usda-secretary-vilsack-makes-trip-to-mexico-also-talks-crp-iowa-agribusiness
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Discussions remain general without a binding change in trade flows, so the price implication for feed commodities is limited, though a potential CRP land release could add future crop supply.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-05-15 | [EPA sends RFS volume obligations proposal to OMB - Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70872-epa-sends-rfs-volume-obligations-proposal-to-omb-iowa-agribusiness-radio-network.md) | +0.5% | +3.5% |
| CORN | 2017-07-18 | [Public hearing on RFS volume proposals set \| Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69854-public-hearing-on-rfs-volume-proposals-set-iowa-agribusiness-radio-network.md) | +0.4% | -2.4% |
| CORN | 2019-07-29 | [USDA Under Secretary Bill Northey Discusses Trade Aid Package \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58074-usda-under-secretary-bill-northey-discusses-trade-aid-package-farm-policy-news.md) | -0.6% | -10.6% |
| CORN | 2021-03-26 | [Vilsack discusses complexity of Chinese ag trade relationship](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47969-vilsack-discusses-complexity-of-chinese-ag-trade-relationship.md) | +1.2% | +8.8% |
| CORN | 2020-01-21 | [Ag Secretary Highlights Trade, Crop Surveys, Ag Labor Issues](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55068-ag-secretary-highlights-trade-crop-surveys-ag-labor-issues.md) | -1.6% | -2.0% |

## Sources

- iowaagribusinessradionetwork.com: https://iowaagribusinessradionetwork.com/usda-secretary-vilsack-makes-trip-to-mexico-also-talks-crp/

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