# Top Ag Export Market Under Threat | Syngenta Thrive

> Mexico's 2020 decree to phase out GM corn for human consumption by January 2024 and ban glyphosate is threatening U.S. farm exports, according to the National Corn Growers Association. Mexico has also listed 80 crop-protection products it considers hazardous and has about 2,000 delayed pesticide registrations pending.

- Date: 2022-01-26 · published 2022-01-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43120-top-ag-export-market-under-threat-syngenta-thrive
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Mexico is the top or second-largest U.S. corn export market, so a loss of access would weigh on U.S. corn demand and export prices, while uncertainty adds to trade risk for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-10-03 | [Argentina Export Tax Shock Hits Grain Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13828-argentina-export-tax-shock-hits-grain-markets.md) | +0.3% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2025-05-06 | [Urea Market Shaken by China Export Rumours \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6759-urea-market-shaken-by-china-export-rumours-cz-app.md) | -1.4% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2024-03-25 | [Argentina FX change, return of tax to spur exports \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13931-argentina-fx-change-return-of-tax-to-spur-exports-latest-market-news.md) | -4.9% | -6.9% |
| CORN | 2022-08-15 | [US Grain Exports to Mexico May Get Tougher \| Hoosier Ag Today](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40008-us-grain-exports-to-mexico-may-get-tougher-hoosier-ag-today.md) | -1.1% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2025-06-25 | [NDSU report projects rising export costs for U.S. agriculture under new port fees](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24402-ndsu-report-projects-rising-export-costs-for-u-s-agriculture-under-new-port-fees.md) | +2.3% | -2.8% |

## Sources

- syngentathrive.com: https://syngentathrive.com/articles/farm-operations/top-ag-export-market-under-threat/

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