# USTR prepares for USMCA meeting amid ongoing disputes | 2021-05-04  | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> USTR Katherine Tai is preparing for an upcoming USMCA free trade commission meeting with Mexican and Canadian counterparts. Disputes include Mexico's decree to ban biotech corn by January 2024 and Canadian dairy protections, and Tai has been meeting farm groups including corn growers.

- Date: 2021-05-05 · published 2021-05-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region North America · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47084-ustr-prepares-for-usmca-meeting-amid-ongoing-disputes-2021-05-04-agri-pulse
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The outcome could determine whether Mexico's GM corn restrictions are resolved, which matters for U.S. corn export demand, though the meeting itself has no immediate price effect.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-11-15 | [Tariffs and supply chain not on agenda for Biden-Xi meeting \| 2021-11-14 \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14978-tariffs-and-supply-chain-not-on-agenda-for-biden-xi-meeting-2021-11-14-agri.md) | -2.1% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2018-11-28 | [Ag trade remains key for US negotiators ahead of Trump-Xi meeting \| 2018-11-27 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61936-ag-trade-remains-key-for-us-negotiators-ahead-of-trump-xi-meeting-2018-11-27.md) | +8.7% | +9.1% |
| CORN | 2022-06-16 | [Farm state lawmakers press ITC to reverse on fertilizer duties \| 2022-06-16 \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40925-farm-state-lawmakers-press-itc-to-reverse-on-fertilizer-duties-2022-06-16-agri.md) | -1.5% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2022-12-16 | [Mexico offers new alterations to decree banning GM corn \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38229-mexico-offers-new-alterations-to-decree-banning-gm-corn-agri-pulse.md) | +0.7% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2022-07-27 | [USGC’s LeGrand sees hurdles in Mexico, hope elsewhere \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40464-usgc-s-legrand-sees-hurdles-in-mexico-hope-elsewhere-agri-pulse-communications.md) | +3.1% | +5.3% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/15807-ustr-prepares-for-usmca-meeting-amid-ongoing-disputes

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