# Understanding the Agricultural Biotechnology Provisions in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement | IATP

> An IATP policy brief analyzes the agricultural biotechnology provisions of the USMCA, which took effect in July 2020. It argues the final text does not restrict domestic policy choices as agribusiness had hoped.

- Date: 2022-03-02 · published 2022-03-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region North America · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42273-understanding-the-agricultural-biotechnology-provisions-in-the-u-s-mexico
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The brief frames how USMCA rules could constrain Mexico's efforts to limit GM corn, which bears on the trade flows of US corn into the largest importer. Its near-term price effect is limited.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-06-14 | [Federal Register
       :: 
      Modernizing the Regulatory Framework for Agricultural Biotechnology Products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58551-federal-register-modernizing-the-regulatory-framework-for-agricultural.md) | +1.7% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2018-10-09 | [New Agreement with Canada and U.S. Is Win-Lose for Mexico \| Inter Press Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62510-new-agreement-with-canada-and-u-s-is-win-lose-for-mexico-inter-press-service.md) | +4.1% | +3.7% |
| CORN | 2020-09-18 | [Opinion: Mexican government undermining science and agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51084-opinion-mexican-government-undermining-science-and-agriculture.md) | -2.0% | +4.4% |
| CORN | 2025-12-14 | [Consultations in Mexico question US agricultural subsidies - Opportimes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21479-consultations-in-mexico-question-us-agricultural-subsidies-opportimes.md) | +1.6% | -2.5% |
| CORN | 2020-09-21 | [Viewpoint: Mexican government undermining science and agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51081-viewpoint-mexican-government-undermining-science-and-agriculture.md) | -2.4% | +3.4% |

## Sources

- iatp.org: https://www.iatp.org/documents/understanding-agricultural-biotechnology-provisions-us-mexico-canada-agreement

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