# Will Mexico Join UPOV 91? - Seed World

> An article from Seed World says the USMCA requires Mexico to adopt UPOV 91 intellectual property standards and supports harmonized seed protection across the three countries. It covers seed-industry benefits rather than near-term changes to trade flows.

- Date: 2020-06-15 · published 2020-06-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52569-will-mexico-join-upov-91-seed-world
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Seed intellectual property rules affect seed companies more than feed grain or meal markets, so the direct price impact is minimal.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-04-12 | [Mexico Postpones U.S. Corn Ban - Seed World](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30703-mexico-postpones-u-s-corn-ban-seed-world.md) | -0.2% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2022-08-26 | [Uncertainty surrounds Mexico’s decree banning GM corn \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40006-uncertainty-surrounds-mexico-s-decree-banning-gm-corn-world-grain.md) | +0.5% | +2.0% |
| CORN | 2022-10-28 | [BIO: Mexico's Biotech Corn Ban Will Cause Food Security Crisis \| BIO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39112-bio-mexico-s-biotech-corn-ban-will-cause-food-security-crisis-bio.md) | -2.5% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2025-11-05 | [Mexico: Researchers Ask to Regulate Genetic Editing to Strengthen Food Security - Seed World](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21928-mexico-researchers-ask-to-regulate-genetic-editing-to-strengthen-food-security.md) | +1.0% | +2.3% |
| CORN | 2020-07-13 | [With the USMCA monopolistic companies would dominate the seed market in Mexico - The Mazatlan Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52080-with-the-usmca-monopolistic-companies-would-dominate-the-seed-market-in-mexico.md) | -1.6% | -5.7% |

## Sources

- seedworld.com: https://www.seedworld.com/europe/2020/06/15/will-mexico-join-upov-91/

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