# Environmentalists urge halt to plan to allow herbicide, GM corn

> More than 200 activists and environmental groups wrote to President López Obrador urging him to cancel a draft decree. The proposal would allow continued glyphosate use and keep open the possibility of permits for GM corn cultivation.

- Date: 2020-10-29 · published 2020-10-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50622-environmentalists-urge-halt-to-plan-to-allow-herbicide-gm-corn
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The draft signals that Mexico may not pursue a full GM corn ban, which limits downside risk to U.S. corn export demand. The decree is still under review and its outcome is uncertain.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-12-10 | [Is the egg toast? \| Food and Environment Reporting Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61580-is-the-egg-toast-food-and-environment-reporting-network.md) | +0.3% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2023-01-23 | [The origins of deforestation-risk commodities linked to the EU market - AidEnvironment](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37814-the-origins-of-deforestation-risk-commodities-linked-to-the-eu-market.md) | -0.4% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2019-05-02 | [Native Corn In Mexico Takes On Big Ag in Epic Environmental Justice Battle, Trailblazing A Path For Collective Actions — Impact Fund](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59068-native-corn-in-mexico-takes-on-big-ag-in-epic-environmental-justice-battle.md) | -0.5% | +9.7% |
| CORN | 2024-12-21 | [Mexican president confident Congress will ban planting GM corn in 2025 \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26959-mexican-president-confident-congress-will-ban-planting-gm-corn-in-2025-reuters.md) | +0.5% | +6.9% |
| CORN | 2019-10-28 | [In Argentina grains belt, farmers ready to 'unsaddle' as Peronists return](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56409-in-argentina-grains-belt-farmers-ready-to-unsaddle-as-peronists-return.md) | -1.3% | -1.5% |

## Sources

- mexiconewsdaily.com: https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/decree-would-allow-herbicide-gm-corn/

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