# National: CSOs and Individuals Ask AMLO to Cancel Planned Decree on Glyphosate and GMOs

> More than 200 civil society groups and individuals asked President Lopez Obrador to cancel a draft presidential decree on glyphosate and genetically modified corn. The letter says the decree contradicts the government's stated goals to ban transgenic corn and phase out glyphosate. The decree has not been issued.

- Date: 2020-11-03 · published 2020-11-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50125-national-csos-and-individuals-ask-amlo-to-cancel-planned-decree-on-glyphosate
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A decree that loosens rules on GM corn and glyphosate would affect Mexico's corn sourcing and policy direction, but the outcome is uncertain and no price effect is clear yet.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-07-05 | [Decree on glyphosate and genetically modified corn - Santamarina + Steta](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35019-decree-on-glyphosate-and-genetically-modified-corn-santamarina-steta.md) | +1.4% | -6.5% |
| CORN | 2021-07-27 | [Mexico Court Upholds Presidential Decree to Ban Glyphosate, GMOs  - AgriBusiness Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46041-mexico-court-upholds-presidential-decree-to-ban-glyphosate-gmos-agribusiness.md) | +1.1% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2023-02-15 | [Mexico issues revised decree on GMO corn \| National \| farmweeknow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37298-mexico-issues-revised-decree-on-gmo-corn-national-farmweeknow-com.md) | -0.3% | -5.3% |
| CORN | 2021-02-13 | [DECREE IS PUBLISHED ORDERING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SEVERAL MEASURES TO ELIMINATE THE USE OF GLYPHOSATE AND GENETICALLY MODIFIED CORN IN THE COUNTRY. - BASHAM](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48622-decree-is-published-ordering-the-implementation-of-several-measures-to.md) | -2.1% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2020-01-10 | [Is glyphosate about to be banned in Mexico? \| etui](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55046-is-glyphosate-about-to-be-banned-in-mexico-etui.md) | -1.0% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- sipazen.wordpress.com: https://sipazen.wordpress.com/2020/11/03/national-csos-and-individuals-ask-amlo-to-cancel-planned-decree-on-glyphosate-and-gmos/

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