# Mexico delaying GMO corn import permits | Feed Strategy

> Mexico's federal health risk regulator COFEPRIS is delaying GMO corn import approvals by up to two years, according to the National Agricultural Council president. Permit delays have also halted glyphosate shipments. The government's ban on GMO corn imports is scheduled to take effect in 2024.

- Date: 2021-06-11 · published 2021-06-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46590-mexico-delaying-gmo-corn-import-permits-feed-strategy
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Slow approvals effectively bring forward the GM corn import ban, reducing near-term U.S. corn export sales to Mexico and pressuring corn prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-01-05 | [Mexico bans GMO corn, plans to phase out imports \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49126-mexico-bans-gmo-corn-plans-to-phase-out-imports-feed-strategy.md) | +3.1% | +14.6% |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2021-06-11 | [Mexico stalling GMO corn permits ahead of ban, says top farm lobby](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46585-mexico-stalling-gmo-corn-permits-ahead-of-ban-says-top-farm-lobby.md) | -6.1% | -4.6% |
| 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 | 2023-07-20 | [US Requests Mexico to Delay GM Corn Prohibition](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35021-us-requests-mexico-to-delay-gm-corn-prohibition.md) | +9.4% | -7.2% |

## Sources

- feedstrategy.com: https://www.feedstrategy.com/latest-news/article/15442262/mexico-delaying-gmo-corn-import-permits

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