# USMCA implementation shortfalls incite calls for action

> Senators and industry groups urged the USTR to act against Mexico's refusal to approve biotech food and feed products since May 2018 and its planned 2024 ban. The U.S. exported $2.7 billion of corn to Mexico in 2020.

- Date: 2021-07-28 · published 2021-07-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46045-usmca-implementation-shortfalls-incite-calls-for-action
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Pressure for a trade enforcement response could either open Mexican biotech approvals or escalate the dispute, both of which bear on the size of the US corn export market to Mexico.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-12-04 | [USMCA Renewal Vital for 2026 - Kentucky Corn Growers Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21476-usmca-renewal-vital-for-2026-kentucky-corn-growers-association.md) | +0.4% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2022-05-27 | [Ag Groups Call for Tariff Relief to Help Ease Inflation - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41382-ag-groups-call-for-tariff-relief-to-help-ease-inflation-agweb.md) | -4.1% | -4.3% |
| CORN | 2018-01-03 | [China's appetite for sorghum continues \| DPO International](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66982-china-s-appetite-for-sorghum-continues-dpo-international.md) | -0.9% | +1.8% |
| CORN | 2021-05-05 | [USTR prepares for USMCA meeting amid ongoing disputes \| 2021-05-04  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47084-ustr-prepares-for-usmca-meeting-amid-ongoing-disputes-2021-05-04-agri-pulse.md) | +1.4% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2023-11-08 | [Creation Of USMCA Panel On Genetically Modified Corn - International Trade & Investment - Mexico](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33146-creation-of-usmca-panel-on-genetically-modified-corn-international-trade-and.md) | +0.4% | -0.5% |
| SOY | 2022-05-27 | [Ag Groups Call for Tariff Relief to Help Ease Inflation - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41382-ag-groups-call-for-tariff-relief-to-help-ease-inflation-agweb.md) | -1.7% | -5.6% |
| SOY | 2021-01-22 | [China falls short of U.S. trade commitments \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49012-china-falls-short-of-u-s-trade-commitments-the-western-producer.md) | -1.2% | +0.5% |
| SOY | 2021-11-17 | [House hearing highlights calls for new international trade pacts \| 2021-11-17 \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44035-house-hearing-highlights-calls-for-new-international-trade-pacts-2021-11-17.md) | +1.7% | +0.9% |

## Sources

- feedstuffs.com: https://www.feedstuffs.com/agribusiness-news/usmca-implementation-shortfalls-incite-calls-for-action

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