# Glyphosate imports to Mexico are one-tenth vs 2019 - Opportimes

> Mexican government data show glyphosate imports from January to July 2021 were about one tenth of the same period in 2019. The decline follows a December 2020 presidential decree to phase out glyphosate and transgenic corn for human consumption.

- Date: 2021-09-08 · published 2021-09-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45052-glyphosate-imports-to-mexico-are-one-tenth-vs-2019-opportimes
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Restricted herbicide supply in Mexico is a policy signal on the country's GM corn stance, with limited direct effect on grain prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-09-14 | [Mexico authorizes imports of glyphosate for 459 t - Opportimes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39586-mexico-authorizes-imports-of-glyphosate-for-459-t-opportimes.md) | -1.4% | -2.3% |
| CORN | 2022-01-12 | [Glyphosate and corn, T-MEC topics: Brady - Opportimes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43121-glyphosate-and-corn-t-mec-topics-brady-opportimes.md) | -2.6% | +3.6% |
| CORN | 2021-03-02 | [Mexico To Phaseout GM Corn Imports And Glyphosate Use - SAIFood](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48118-mexico-to-phaseout-gm-corn-imports-and-glyphosate-use-saifood.md) | +6.1% | +5.5% |
| CORN | 2020-01-10 | [Is glyphosate about to be banned in Mexico? \| etui](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55046-is-glyphosate-about-to-be-banned-in-mexico-etui.md) | -1.0% | -0.7% |
| CORN | 2021-04-20 | [Industry attacks Mexico's glyphosate ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47590-industry-attacks-mexico-s-glyphosate-ban.md) | +14.8% | +12.7% |

## Sources

- opportimes.com: https://www.opportimes.com/en/glyphosate-imports-to-mexico-are-one-tenth-vs-2019/

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