# Is American GMO Corn Banned in Mexico? Nobody Really Seems Sure - Modern Farmer

> Reporting shows the wording of Mexico's GMO corn decree is ambiguous and government factions disagree on its meaning, leaving it unclear whether American GMO corn is banned. Mexico's president wants to replace GMO corn with non-modified varieties and ban glyphosate.

- Date: 2021-07-17 · published 2021-07-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46044-is-american-gmo-corn-banned-in-mexico-nobody-really-seems-sure-modern-farmer
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Unresolved ambiguity over GMO corn imports keeps a large US export market at risk, which weighs on the outlook for US corn demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-06-19 | [After Mexican GM corn import ban, American farmers ask: What now? - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46586-after-mexican-gm-corn-import-ban-american-farmers-ask-what-now-high-plains.md) | -3.3% | -8.0% |
| CORN | 2022-01-31 | [Ban on GMO corn in Mexico farm lobby blasts; Organic farmers welcome it](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43122-ban-on-gmo-corn-in-mexico-farm-lobby-blasts-organic-farmers-welcome-it.md) | +0.6% | +6.9% |
| CORN | 2024-10-15 | [Mexico’s President Reaffirms Ban on Planting & Consumption of GMO White Corn - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27821-mexico-s-president-reaffirms-ban-on-planting-and-consumption-of-gmo-white-corn.md) | -0.1% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2022-03-29 | [Movement to ban GMO corn imports gains support in Mexico  \|  The Organic & Non-GMO Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42274-movement-to-ban-gmo-corn-imports-gains-support-in-mexico-the-organic-and-non.md) | +2.7% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2021-01-18 | [Mexico GMO corn ban includes animal feed imports \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49127-mexico-gmo-corn-ban-includes-animal-feed-imports-feed-strategy.md) | -2.6% | +3.7% |

## Sources

- modernfarmer.com: https://modernfarmer.com/2021/07/is-american-gmo-corn-banned-in-mexico-nobody-really-seems-sure/

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