# Mexico To Phaseout GM Corn Imports And Glyphosate Use - SAIFood

> Mexico's December 2020 decree sought to phase out glyphosate use and GM corn, with a legal framework to ban GM corn field release by 2023. The article notes Mexico has no GM corn cultivation and questions whether the decree covers animal feed as well as white corn for food.

- Date: 2021-03-02 · published 2021-03-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48118-mexico-to-phaseout-gm-corn-imports-and-glyphosate-use-saifood
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Potential restrictions on GM corn imports for feed would threaten a large share of U.S. corn exports to Mexico. The uncertainty supports a cautious outlook for corn export demand.

## 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 | 2017-02-14 | ['No Mas' to U.S. Corn Imports, Mexico Senator Says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72496-no-mas-to-u-s-corn-imports-mexico-senator-says.md) | -0.2% | -2.4% |
| CORN | 2020-08-25 | [» Mexico Proposes Gradual Phase Out of Glyphosate](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51585-mexico-proposes-gradual-phase-out-of-glyphosate.md) | +3.0% | +8.9% |
| CORN | 2020-12-15 | [Mexico proposes ban on glyphosate and GE corn - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49604-mexico-proposes-ban-on-glyphosate-and-ge-corn-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.7% | +15.6% |
| CORN | 2020-12-18 | [Mexico Confirms Phase-Out of GMO Corn and Glyphosate Herbicides as World Recognizes Leydy Pech - Sustainable Pulse](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49606-mexico-confirms-phase-out-of-gmo-corn-and-glyphosate-herbicides-as-world.md) | -2.1% | +15.5% |

## Sources

- saifood.ca: https://saifood.ca/mexico-gm-corn-glyphosate/

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