# Mexico GMO corn ban includes animal feed imports | Feed Strategy

> Mexico's Secretariat of Agriculture said the GMO corn ban will include animal feed imports, after officials met with supply chain and producers on January 15. The ministry plans to raise domestic yellow corn output through the Maiz para Mexico initiative, reducing reliance on imports. US corn exports to Mexico were worth $2.7 billion in 2019.

- Date: 2021-01-18 · published 2021-01-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49127-mexico-gmo-corn-ban-includes-animal-feed-imports-feed-strategy
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Confirmation that feed corn is included removes a key uncertainty and puts a large share of US corn exports to Mexico at risk, which is bearish for CORN. Expanded Mexican domestic production would reduce import demand over time.

## 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 | 2021-06-11 | [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 | 2022-02-09 | [Activists push for Mexico’s GM corn ban to include imports \| Agriculture News \| Al Jazeera](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42667-activists-push-for-mexico-s-gm-corn-ban-to-include-imports-agriculture-news-al.md) | +0.5% | +15.2% |
| CORN | 2021-03-19 | [China looks to cut corn, soymeal content in animal feed \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48099-china-looks-to-cut-corn-soymeal-content-in-animal-feed-feed-strategy.md) | +11.4% | +14.1% |
| CORN | 2022-03-29 | [Movement to ban GMO corn imports gains support in Mexico  \|  The Organic & Non-GMO Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42274-movement-to-ban-gmo-corn-imports-gains-support-in-mexico-the-organic-and-non.md) | +2.7% | +4.0% |

## Sources

- feedstrategy.com: https://www.feedstrategy.com/latest-news/article/15441945/mexico-gmo-corn-ban-includes-animal-feed-imports

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