# Mexico's GM Decision May Harm Animal Feed Industry - AFIA

> An industry commentary argues that Mexico's failure to honor USMCA and WTO commitments on agricultural biotechnology will hinder investment and market access. It notes Mexico has halted biotech approvals since 2018 and has delayed risk assessments for about 25 products, and it asks whether the policy will affect corn use in animal feed.

- Date: 2021-12-02 · published 2021-12-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43570-mexico-s-gm-decision-may-harm-animal-feed-industry-afia
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

If Mexico restricts biotech corn imports ahead of its 2024 deadline, US corn export demand could shrink, which is bearish for corn prices. The effect depends on whether the policy is enforced.

## 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 | 2021-06-11 | [Mexico delaying GMO corn import permits \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46590-mexico-delaying-gmo-corn-import-permits-feed-strategy.md) | -6.1% | -4.6% |
| CORN | 2021-02-24 | [Mexico to Ban Glyphosate, GM Corn Presidential Decree Comes Despite Intense Pressure from Industry, U.S. Authorities \| Inter Press Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48619-mexico-to-ban-glyphosate-gm-corn-presidential-decree-comes-despite-intense.md) | +0.7% | +5.4% |
| CORN | 2023-03-17 | [Mexico: Mexico Issues 2023 Corn Decree to Substitute Gradually Biotech Corn Used for Human Consumption and for Animal Feed \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36832-mexico-mexico-issues-2023-corn-decree-to-substitute-gradually-biotech-corn-used.md) | -1.0% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2021-01-15 | [Bans on GMO corn, glyphosate in Mexico would shrink food supplies, industry says \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49129-bans-on-gmo-corn-glyphosate-in-mexico-would-shrink-food-supplies-industry-says.md) | -0.1% | +3.6% |

## Sources

- afia.org: https://www.afia.org/news/afia-blog/mexico-s-gm-decision-may-harm-animal-feed-industry/

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