# Vilsack and Mexican Ag Minister in Iowa

> Mexico's agriculture minister Victor Villalobos said on October 20 that Mexico's domestic ban on growing biotech corn will not restrict its imports of U.S. corn. He made the remarks during a farm tour in Iowa with U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. Mexico still relies heavily on U.S. yellow corn for agro-industry and feed.

- Date: 2021-10-20 · published 2021-10-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44529-vilsack-and-mexican-ag-minister-in-iowa
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Assurance that Mexico keeps importing GM corn supports demand for U.S. corn, the largest export market for the crop. The reassurance eases fears of a lost market, which limits downside pressure on prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-05-08 | [US counters Mexican arguments on GE corn ban \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30209-us-counters-mexican-arguments-on-ge-corn-ban-agri-pulse-communications-inc.md) | +0.4% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2021-02-04 | [Price Change in Corn and Lysine - Benison Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48557-price-change-in-corn-and-lysine-benison-media.md) | -3.1% | -3.9% |
| CORN | 2020-10-29 | [Mexico inks record U.S. corn purchase after Mexican farmers warn of crop shortfall](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50624-mexico-inks-record-u-s-corn-purchase-after-mexican-farmers-warn-of-crop.md) | -0.2% | +8.5% |
| CORN | 2024-08-23 | [USDA confident in challenge to Mexico's GM corn ban - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28742-usda-confident-in-challenge-to-mexico-s-gm-corn-ban-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.2% | +6.1% |
| CORN | 2025-05-09 | [Export Sales to Mexico and Pakistan \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24634-export-sales-to-mexico-and-pakistan-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | +1.2% | +2.0% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/news/article/2021/10/20/vilsack-gets-assurance-mexico-will

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