# Mexico prohibits planting of GM corn, but stops short of banning imports | Dialogue Earth

> Mexico's Supreme Court rejected Bayer's appeal, reinforcing a 2013 precautionary-principle ruling that lets authorities block GM crop planting permits. The government stopped short of banning GM corn imports, which Mexico had refused for the first time in October.

- Date: 2022-03-03 · published 2022-03-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42275-mexico-prohibits-planting-of-gm-corn-but-stops-short-of-banning-imports
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Import flows of US corn into Mexico continue, but the ruling raises the risk of future import restrictions. The market impact is limited for now.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-03-21 | [Ongoing Debate: The Prohibition of GMO Corn in Mexico \| Wilson Center](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25527-ongoing-debate-the-prohibition-of-gmo-corn-in-mexico-wilson-center.md) | -4.7% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2024-12-21 | [Mexican president confident Congress will ban planting GM corn in 2025 \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26959-mexican-president-confident-congress-will-ban-planting-gm-corn-in-2025-reuters.md) | +0.5% | +6.9% |
| CORN | 2023-11-08 | [Groups formally request to support Mexico’s ban on GM corn in USMCA trade dispute \| IATP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33145-groups-formally-request-to-support-mexico-s-ban-on-gm-corn-in-usmca-trade.md) | +0.4% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2021-06-08 | [Mexico wants to import non-GMO corn and US farmers say they can deliver it](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46592-mexico-wants-to-import-non-gmo-corn-and-us-farmers-say-they-can-deliver-it.md) | -2.0% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2024-10-11 | [U.S. flails in GM corn dispute with Mexico - The Organic & Non-GMO Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27823-u-s-flails-in-gm-corn-dispute-with-mexico-the-organic-and-non-gmo-report.md) | -1.8% | +0.9% |

## Sources

- dialogue.earth: https://dialogue.earth/en/business/51469-mexico-gm-ban-planting-corn-imports/

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