# Mexico proposes ban on glyphosate and GE corn - Brownfield Ag News

> Mexico's National Commission for Regulatory Improvement drafted a decree proposing a phase-out of glyphosate over four years and of GE corn for human consumption by January 31, 2024. The draft is open for public comment with no closing date set.

- Date: 2020-12-15 · published 2020-12-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49604-mexico-proposes-ban-on-glyphosate-and-ge-corn-brownfield-ag-news
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A planned phase-out of GE corn for food use could reduce Mexico's demand for U.S. biotech corn over time, though the proposal is still a draft and its feed-use scope is unclear, so near-term price effect is limited.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-07-20 | [Mexico continues to amend proposed GM corn ban - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35020-mexico-continues-to-amend-proposed-gm-corn-ban-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +9.4% | -7.2% |
| 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 | 2021-01-20 | [Mexican GMO corn phase-out a concern for US farmers - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49125-mexican-gmo-corn-phase-out-a-concern-for-us-farmers-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +3.1% | +2.1% |
| CORN | 2022-03-22 | [Iowa Ag Secretary focused on GM corn ban during recent trade mission to Mexico - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42276-iowa-ag-secretary-focused-on-gm-corn-ban-during-recent-trade-mission-to-mexico.md) | +2.8% | +8.6% |
| CORN | 2022-09-09 | [Near breaking point on Mexico’s GM corn ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39582-near-breaking-point-on-mexico-s-gm-corn-ban.md) | +1.1% | -0.1% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/mexico-proposes-ban-on-glyphosate-and-ge-corn/

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