# Mexico’s corn production needs to increase significantly — is this possible with agroecology, and without GMOs? - Genetic Literacy Project

> An opinion piece argues that Mexico's decree banning GM corn imports is not supported by production data, with domestic yields around four tons per hectare. It says the government's goal of cutting GM corn imports by 50% by 2024 is unrealistic without GM varieties, glyphosate and farm support. The author questions whether the country can raise output through agroecology.

- Date: 2021-11-09 · published 2021-11-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44041-mexico-s-corn-production-needs-to-increase-significantly-is-this-possible-with
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

If Mexico cannot replace imported corn with domestic production, it will still need large imports, which limits how much the GM corn ban reduces US export demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-10-09 | [New Agreement with Canada and U.S. Is Win-Lose for Mexico \| Inter Press Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62510-new-agreement-with-canada-and-u-s-is-win-lose-for-mexico-inter-press-service.md) | +4.1% | +3.7% |
| CORN | 2026-03-02 | [Mexico’s Food Sovereignty Remains Under Threat From Genetically Modified Corn and Pressure From Multinational Corporations - Regeneration International](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20131-mexico-s-food-sovereignty-remains-under-threat-from-genetically-modified-corn.md) | +2.0% | +5.1% |
| CORN | 2018-09-04 | [gmo Archives - Page 61 of 71 - Genetic Literacy Project](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63001-gmo-archives-page-61-of-71-genetic-literacy-project.md) | +0.5% | +1.8% |
| CORN | 2018-03-20 | [GRAIN \| Mexico: The dangers of industrial corn and its processed edible products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65978-grain-mexico-the-dangers-of-industrial-corn-and-its-processed-edible-products.md) | -0.1% | +3.9% |
| CORN | 2021-06-08 | [Mexico wants to import non-GMO corn and US farmers say they can deliver it](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46592-mexico-wants-to-import-non-gmo-corn-and-us-farmers-say-they-can-deliver-it.md) | -2.0% | +2.4% |

## Sources

- geneticliteracyproject.org: https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2021/11/09/mexicos-corn-production-needs-to-increase-significantly-is-this-possible-with-agroecology-and-without-gmos/

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