# Viewpoint: Swayed by anti-GMO groups, biotech pioneer Mexico lurches toward GM crop ban - Genetic Literacy Project

> An agricultural scientist argues that Mexico, once a biotech pioneer, is moving toward a GM crop ban under pressure from anti-GMO groups. He says Mexican farmers are losing income and consumers are paying more.

- Date: 2020-10-27 · published 2020-10-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50623-viewpoint-swayed-by-anti-gmo-groups-biotech-pioneer-mexico-lurches-toward-gm
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

This is an opinion piece with no new policy action, so it adds little new information on corn trade flows or prices.

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## Sources

- geneticliteracyproject.org: https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/10/27/viewpoint-swayed-by-anti-gmo-groups-biotech-pioneer-mexico-lurches-toward-gm-crop-ban/

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