# Iowa Ag Secretary focused on GM corn ban during recent trade mission to Mexico - Brownfield Ag News

> Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig said the GM corn ban was a major focus of a recent trade mission to Mexico. He warned it could disrupt future US corn shipments, though no disruption is occurring yet.

- Date: 2022-03-22 · published 2022-03-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42276-iowa-ag-secretary-focused-on-gm-corn-ban-during-recent-trade-mission-to-mexico
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A future ban on GM corn would threaten US corn sales to Mexico, the largest buyer of US corn. Current flows are unaffected, so the price impact is limited to sentiment.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-07-20 | [Mexico continues to amend proposed GM corn ban - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35020-mexico-continues-to-amend-proposed-gm-corn-ban-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +9.4% | -7.2% |
| CORN | 2022-08-18 | [USTR addresses fertilizer tariffs, GMO corn ban during Iowa visit - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40009-ustr-addresses-fertilizer-tariffs-gmo-corn-ban-during-iowa-visit-brownfield-ag.md) | +0.4% | +3.4% |
| CORN | 2020-12-15 | [Mexico proposes ban on glyphosate and GE corn - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49604-mexico-proposes-ban-on-glyphosate-and-ge-corn-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.7% | +15.6% |
| CORN | 2021-01-20 | [Mexican GMO corn phase-out a concern for US farmers - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49125-mexican-gmo-corn-phase-out-a-concern-for-us-farmers-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +3.1% | +2.1% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://www.brownfieldagnews.com/news/iowa-ag-secretary-focused-on-gm-corn-ban-during-recent-trade-mission-to-mexico/

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