# Legislators call for Biden to act on Mexico's noncompliance with biotech provisions | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> A bipartisan group of 70 lawmakers led by Reps. Adrian Smith and Jim Costa urged President Biden to force Mexico to comply with the biotech provisions of the USMCA. They said Mexico has stalled biotech permit approvals. They also cited President López Obrador's plan to phase out certain agricultural biotech, including biotech corn for human consumption, by 2024.

- Date: 2021-11-24 · published 2021-11-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44037-legislators-call-for-biden-to-act-on-mexico-s-noncompliance-with-biotech
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Stalled approvals and a planned phase-out threaten a major export market for US corn and soybeans, which adds downside risk to US feed grain and soybean export demand.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-08-04 | [USTR pushing Mexico on biotech; still formulating China plan \| 2021-08-04  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45530-ustr-pushing-mexico-on-biotech-still-formulating-china-plan-2021-08-04-agri.md) | -1.0% | -3.1% |
| CORN | 2023-01-19 | [Taylor: US tells Mexico biotech corn restrictions won’t stand \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37747-taylor-us-tells-mexico-biotech-corn-restrictions-won-t-stand-agri-pulse.md) | -1.6% | -1.2% |
| CORN | 2023-04-12 | [USTR faces option of dispute with Mexico over GM white corn \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36383-ustr-faces-option-of-dispute-with-mexico-over-gm-white-corn-agri-pulse.md) | +0.7% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2023-04-05 | [Mexico makes its case against GM white corn \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36381-mexico-makes-its-case-against-gm-white-corn-agri-pulse-communications-inc.md) | -0.1% | -2.2% |
| CORN | 2025-04-09 | [As new tariffs kick in, what do they mean for U.S. ag?  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25448-as-new-tariffs-kick-in-what-do-they-mean-for-u-s-ag-agri-pulse-communications.md) | +3.4% | -2.3% |
| SOY | 2021-08-04 | [USTR pushing Mexico on biotech; still formulating China plan \| 2021-08-04  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45530-ustr-pushing-mexico-on-biotech-still-formulating-china-plan-2021-08-04-agri.md) | +4.0% | -6.7% |
| SOY | 2023-12-13 | [House panel calls for targeting China with tariffs, protecting ag from retaliation \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14794-house-panel-calls-for-targeting-china-with-tariffs-protecting-ag-from.md) | -0.8% | -7.0% |
| SOY | 2025-04-09 | [As new tariffs kick in, what do they mean for U.S. ag?  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25448-as-new-tariffs-kick-in-what-do-they-mean-for-u-s-ag-agri-pulse-communications.md) | +4.4% | +3.8% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/16852-legislators-call-for-biden-to-act-on-mexicos-noncompliance-with-biotech-provisions

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