# There is uncertainty about the use of glyphosate and transgenic corn in Mexico: USDA - Opportimes

> The USDA says it is unclear how Mexico's glyphosate and transgenic corn decree will be implemented, including its deadlines and which corn products it covers. Its import estimates therefore exclude the decree's effects. Most U.S. corn exports to Mexico are yellow corn for livestock feed.

- Date: 2021-02-03 · published 2021-02-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48621-there-is-uncertainty-about-the-use-of-glyphosate-and-transgenic-corn-in-mexico
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Because the USDA's Mexico corn import forecasts omit the decree, a future revision could lower projected U.S. corn exports and weigh on prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

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| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-03-14 | [USDA 'kicks the can' on corn, soy stock figures amid uncertain trade policy \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25516-usda-kicks-the-can-on-corn-soy-stock-figures-amid-uncertain-trade-policy-feed.md) | +6.8% | +5.7% |
| CORN | 2019-08-05 | [Acreage Unknowns Create Uncertainty Around Corn Supply and Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6041-acreage-unknowns-create-uncertainty-around-corn-supply-and-demand.md) | -2.4% | -8.2% |
| CORN | 2019-07-12 | [Climate change surprise: It is helping grow more corn and soybeans in the Upper Midwest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57925-climate-change-surprise-it-is-helping-grow-more-corn-and-soybeans-in-the-upper.md) | -3.2% | -7.0% |
| CORN | 2023-12-08 | [Wheat, corn and soybean highlights of USDA’s December WASDE report \| The Mighty 790 KFGO \| KFGO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32639-wheat-corn-and-soybean-highlights-of-usda-s-december-wasde-report-the-mighty.md) | -2.7% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2019-12-06 | [Grain Journal \| Mixed Results For Corn and Soybean Transportation…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55475-grain-journal-mixed-results-for-corn-and-soybean-transportation.md) | -2.3% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- opportimes.com: https://www.opportimes.com/en/uncertainty-use-of-transgenic-corn-in-mexico/

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