# Mexico bans GMO corn, plans to phase out imports | Feed Strategy

> Mexico has banned genetically modified corn and plans to phase out GMO corn imports and glyphosate use by January 2024, according to a decree published December 31, 2020. The government says the aim is food security and sovereignty. Agricultural industry groups criticized the decision, while organic growers praised it, and it was unclear whether livestock feed imports were covered.

- Date: 2021-01-05 · published 2021-01-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49126-mexico-bans-gmo-corn-plans-to-phase-out-imports-feed-strategy
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

If GMO corn imports are phased out, Mexico's demand for US corn, which dominates its import mix, would shrink, weighing on CORN export prices. The uncertainty over feed use is the key variable for buyers.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 delaying GMO corn import permits \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46590-mexico-delaying-gmo-corn-import-permits-feed-strategy.md) | -6.1% | -4.6% |
| CORN | 2021-01-26 | [Mexico plans to phase out GMO corn by 2024 - Texas Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49130-mexico-plans-to-phase-out-gmo-corn-by-2024-texas-farm-bureau.md) | +5.1% | +1.5% |
| 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 | 2020-10-07 | [Mexico plans to ban GM corn imports, stirring potential conflict with U.S. - The Organic & Non-GMO Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50621-mexico-plans-to-ban-gm-corn-imports-stirring-potential-conflict-with-u-s-the.md) | +2.0% | +6.5% |

## Sources

- feedstrategy.com: https://www.feedstrategy.com/latest-news/article/15441910/mexico-bans-gmo-corn-plans-to-phase-out-imports

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