# Activists push for Mexico’s GM corn ban to include imports | Agriculture News | Al Jazeera

> Activists in Mexico are pushing to extend the country's ban on genetically modified corn to cover imports, not just cultivation. Mexico already bans GM corn planting but continues to import large volumes from the United States.

- Date: 2022-02-09 · published 2022-02-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42667-activists-push-for-mexico-s-gm-corn-ban-to-include-imports-agriculture-news-al
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Mexico is a major buyer of US corn, so any move to restrict GM imports could threaten a key export flow and pressure US corn prices and feed grain demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-01-18 | [Mexico GMO corn ban includes animal feed imports \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49127-mexico-gmo-corn-ban-includes-animal-feed-imports-feed-strategy.md) | -2.6% | +3.7% |
| 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 | 2021-01-05 | [Mexico bans GMO corn, plans to phase out imports \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49126-mexico-bans-gmo-corn-plans-to-phase-out-imports-feed-strategy.md) | +3.1% | +14.6% |
| 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 | 2022-03-29 | [Movement to ban GMO corn imports gains support in Mexico  \|  The Organic & Non-GMO Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42274-movement-to-ban-gmo-corn-imports-gains-support-in-mexico-the-organic-and-non.md) | +2.7% | +4.0% |

## Sources

- aljazeera.com: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2022/2/9/activists-push-for-mexicos-gm-corn-ban-to-include-imports

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