# Mexico bans GMO corn imports - High Plains Journal

> Mexico's health regulator Cofepris has, for the first time, denied import permits for corn genetically modified to resist glyphosate, including Bayer's HT3 and SmartStax PRO stacks. The industry council president said importers will feel the impact next year. The decision was not made public when it was taken.

- Date: 2021-10-13 · published 2021-10-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44535-mexico-bans-gmo-corn-imports-high-plains-journal
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Denied import permits for GM corn stacks can cut into U.S. corn exports to Mexico, the largest buyer. That reduces demand and is bearish for corn prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-02-15 | [GMO Corn Imports Halt Sales of 500,000 Tons in Mexico](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20583-gmo-corn-imports-halt-sales-of-500-000-tons-in-mexico.md) | -0.8% | +4.3% |
| CORN | 2018-09-24 | [Corn, sorghum, soybean cash bids lower - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63093-corn-sorghum-soybean-cash-bids-lower-high-plains-journal.md) | +0.7% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2023-12-19 | [Mexico set to ban imports of genetically modified U.S. corn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32692-mexico-set-to-ban-imports-of-genetically-modified-u-s-corn.md) | +1.6% | -1.9% |
| CORN | 2022-11-29 | [U.S. threatens legal steps over Mexico's planned GMO corn ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38654-u-s-threatens-legal-steps-over-mexico-s-planned-gmo-corn-ban.md) | -3.8% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2023-12-01 | [Cargill experts give overview of grain markets     - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32916-cargill-experts-give-overview-of-grain-markets-high-plains-journal.md) | +2.4% | +3.9% |

## Sources

- hpj.com: https://hpj.com/2021/10/13/mexico-bans-gmo-corn-imports/

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