# The U.S. agriculture secretary says Mexico’s GMO ban won’t hurt corn exports | KCUR - Kansas City news and NPR

> U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said he was reassured by his Mexican counterpart that Mexico's phased ban on GM corn cultivation will not limit its imports of GE corn. Mexico is phasing out GM corn for human consumption by 2024. Vilsack made the comments on October 20 near Ankeny, Iowa.

- Date: 2021-10-20 · published 2021-10-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44530-the-u-s-agriculture-secretary-says-mexico-s-gmo-ban-won-t-hurt-corn-exports
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Mexico is the largest buyer of U.S. corn, so keeping import access intact supports corn export demand and prices. Uncertainty over the ban had weighed on farmer sentiment.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-03-11 | [US corn exports to Mexico expected to hit record high \| Agriculture Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31180-us-corn-exports-to-mexico-expected-to-hit-record-high-agriculture-dive.md) | +1.7% | -4.3% |
| CORN | 2022-02-01 | [Export Sales to China and Mexico \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42668-export-sales-to-china-and-mexico-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | +1.8% | +11.1% |
| CORN | 2024-11-14 | [Mexico was the biggest buyer of US agricultural exports in FY 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27397-mexico-was-the-biggest-buyer-of-us-agricultural-exports-in-fy-2024.md) | +0.2% | +0.4% |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2025-07-25 | [Export Sales to Mexico and South Korea \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23716-export-sales-to-mexico-and-south-korea-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | +0.8% | +0.1% |

## Sources

- kcur.org: https://www.kcur.org/news/2021-10-20/the-u-s-agriculture-secretary-says-mexicos-gmo-ban-wont-hurt-corn-exports

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