# Monsanto Sees Prolonged Delay on GMO Corn Permits in Mexico | Feed & Grain

> A Mexican court upheld a 2013 ruling that halted pilot plantings of GMO corn, and Monsanto says the ban may last for years. A separate item notes the Philippines raised its low-tariff corn import quota to 500,000 metric tons.

- Date: 2020-12-01 · published 2020-12-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49603-monsanto-sees-prolonged-delay-on-gmo-corn-permits-in-mexico-feed-and-grain
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Mexico's continued restriction on GMO corn planting keeps domestic supply tight and reinforces import dependence, which supports demand for imported corn. The Philippine quota increase adds import demand for feed grains.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-01-30 | [Monsanto sees prolonged delay on GMO corn permits in Mexico](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72975-monsanto-sees-prolonged-delay-on-gmo-corn-permits-in-mexico.md) | +2.0% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2017-02-05 | [Monsanto sees prolonged delay on GMO corn permits in Mexico](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72493-monsanto-sees-prolonged-delay-on-gmo-corn-permits-in-mexico.md) | -0.0% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2017-01-30 | [No luck for Monsanto as Mexico Court upholds GMO ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72976-no-luck-for-monsanto-as-mexico-court-upholds-gmo-ban.md) | +2.0% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2023-02-14 | [Mexico opens door for GM corn in animal feed, industrial use \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37293-mexico-opens-door-for-gm-corn-in-animal-feed-industrial-use-reuters.md) | -0.8% | -5.8% |
| CORN | 2024-04-16 | [Mexico pushes back GMO corn ban date to 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30708-mexico-pushes-back-gmo-corn-ban-date-to-2025.md) | -0.3% | +3.3% |

## Sources

- feedandgrain.com: https://www.feedandgrain.com/business-markets/legislative-news/news/15399965/monsanto-sees-prolonged-delay-on-gmo-corn-permits-in-mexico

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