# Mexico quietly rejects application for GMO corn imports - Pro Farmer

> Mexico's health regulator Cofepris rejected a permit for a new Bayer GMO corn variety tolerant to glyphosate, a decision that was not publicly disclosed at the time. The National Farm Council said seven other GMO corn permits are pending. Bayer said the rejection violates the USMCA trade pact and is evaluating legal options.

- Date: 2021-10-08 · published 2021-10-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44534-mexico-quietly-rejects-application-for-gmo-corn-imports-pro-farmer
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Import rejections and a backlog of pending permits threaten future shipments of U.S. GMO corn to Mexico, which imported more than 16 million tonnes in 2020. This is bearish for U.S. corn export demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-07-27 | [Mexico: An Important Trade Destination for U.S. Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35018-mexico-an-important-trade-destination-for-u-s-corn.md) | -13.2% | -14.2% |
| CORN | 2024-06-01 | [Impacts of Mexico’s Proposed GMO Ban for US and Global Corn Trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30210-impacts-of-mexico-s-proposed-gmo-ban-for-us-and-global-corn-trade.md) | -1.6% | -6.0% |
| CORN | 2021-10-13 | [Mexico bans GMO corn imports - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44535-mexico-bans-gmo-corn-imports-high-plains-journal.md) | +0.9% | +10.7% |
| CORN | 2017-03-28 | [U.S. Farmers Fear Shift in Mexican Corn Imports – Food Tank](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71978-u-s-farmers-fear-shift-in-mexican-corn-imports-food-tank.md) | +1.9% | +1.8% |
| CORN | 2023-01-24 | [Mexico, US still far apart over corn import ban \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37744-mexico-us-still-far-apart-over-corn-import-ban-ap-news.md) | +1.2% | +1.1% |

## Sources

- profarmer.com: https://www.profarmer.com/news/agriculture-news/mexico-quietly-rejects-application-gmo-corn-imports

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