# Biotechnology Can Fight Climate Change—But Trade Negotiators Need to Act | Opinion - Newsweek

> An opinion piece by the head of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization argues that agricultural biotechnology can address climate change and hunger. It says trade barriers, including Mexican restrictions, are blocking access to these products.

- Date: 2021-09-18 · published 2021-09-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45051-biotechnology-can-fight-climate-change-but-trade-negotiators-need-to-act
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Biotech trade barriers could limit adoption of drought-tolerant and higher-yield crops, but this is an advocacy view with no immediate price impact.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-08-29 | [USDA: New US-Mexico trade agreement supports crop biotechnology previously blocked by Mexico](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63507-usda-new-us-mexico-trade-agreement-supports-crop-biotechnology-previously.md) | +2.7% | +4.2% |
| CORN | 2022-07-08 | [US and Canada question Biotechnology approval in Mexico - Opportimes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40465-us-and-canada-question-biotechnology-approval-in-mexico-opportimes.md) | -4.5% | -14.5% |
| CORN | 2019-04-12 | [Top U.S. Ags Trade Negotiator Says China `Bristles' in Talks - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59452-top-u-s-ags-trade-negotiator-says-china-bristles-in-talks-bloomberg.md) | +1.1% | -3.1% |
| CORN | 2019-12-13 | [How US-China trade deal achieved a little but left out a lot \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55448-how-us-china-trade-deal-achieved-a-little-but-left-out-a-lot-ap-news.md) | +3.9% | +4.7% |
| CORN | 2023-08-17 | [United States Establishes USMCA Dispute Panel on Mexico’s Agricultural Biotechnology Measures \| United States Trade Representative](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34536-united-states-establishes-usmca-dispute-panel-on-mexico-s-agricultural.md) | +1.2% | -1.4% |

## Sources

- newsweek.com: https://www.newsweek.com/biotechnology-can-fight-climate-change-trade-negotiators-need-act-opinion-1629623

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