# With the USMCA monopolistic companies would dominate the seed market in Mexico - The Mazatlan Post

> Peasant organizations in Mexico are calling for a decree banning genetically modified organisms, warning that the USMCA could let large seed companies dominate the market through patents on grain varieties and genes. The article cites past NAFTA-era losses in Mexican agricultural employment.

- Date: 2020-07-13 · published 2020-07-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52080-with-the-usmca-monopolistic-companies-would-dominate-the-seed-market-in-mexico
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter seed IP rules or a GMO ban in Mexico would affect corn and soybean biotech trait approvals, shaping import demand for US grain and meal over time.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-10-11 | [U.S. flails in GM corn dispute with Mexico - The Organic & Non-GMO Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27823-u-s-flails-in-gm-corn-dispute-with-mexico-the-organic-and-non-gmo-report.md) | -1.8% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2021-11-18 | [Why Seed Companies Fear México \| Inter Press Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44042-why-seed-companies-fear-mexico-inter-press-service.md) | +0.5% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2025-06-17 | [US EPA Releases RVO Proposals, But Do They Match Pace with the Market?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15114-us-epa-releases-rvo-proposals-but-do-they-match-pace-with-the-market.md) | -2.5% | -4.3% |
| CORN | 2025-01-08 | [Urea prices continue to rise in line with the international market trend – Dezba Inspection](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11881-urea-prices-continue-to-rise-in-line-with-the-international-market-trend-dezba.md) | +2.8% | +5.1% |
| CORN | 2024-07-24 | [EP. 46 - Defending Biotech Corn on the International Stage: An Update On the USMCA Dispute Over Mexico’s Ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29235-ep-46-defending-biotech-corn-on-the-international-stage-an-update-on-the-usmca.md) | -1.8% | -4.4% |
| SOY | 2025-01-08 | [Urea prices continue to rise in line with the international market trend – Dezba Inspection](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11881-urea-prices-continue-to-rise-in-line-with-the-international-market-trend-dezba.md) | +5.1% | +6.5% |
| SOY | 2026-01-29 | [What does the soybean market look like in 2026?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21080-what-does-the-soybean-market-look-like-in-2026.md) | +1.6% | +6.8% |
| SOY | 2024-12-04 | [The EU Deforestation Regulation: an update and what it means for companies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26993-the-eu-deforestation-regulation-an-update-and-what-it-means-for-companies.md) | +0.3% | +0.8% |

## Sources

- themazatlanpost.com: https://themazatlanpost.com/2020/07/13/with-the-usmca-monopolistic-companies-would-dominate-the-seed-market-in-mexico/

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