# "False, that the state can impede genetically modified corn" - Schools for Chiapas

> Researcher Ana de Ita says Mexico's Senate approved the Law for the Promotion and Protection of Corn during the COVID-19 quarantine, when affected communities could not mobilize. She argues the law does not stop genetically modified corn and is a setback for native maize.

- Date: 2020-05-09 · published 2020-05-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53107-false-that-the-state-can-impede-genetically-modified-corn-schools-for-chiapas
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The law leaves open GM corn planting and commercialization in Mexico, the top export market for US corn, so near-term trade flows are not clearly affected. Any future restrictions on GM imports would matter more for US corn prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-08-26 | [Has Mexico Banned Genetically Modified Corn?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28748-has-mexico-banned-genetically-modified-corn.md) | +2.6% | +6.4% |
| CORN | 2024-01-10 | [Genetically modified corn tribunal raises concerns with first decisions \| IATP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32096-genetically-modified-corn-tribunal-raises-concerns-with-first-decisions-iatp.md) | -1.1% | -5.0% |
| CORN | 2026-03-02 | [Mexico’s Food Sovereignty Remains Under Threat From Genetically Modified Corn and Pressure From Multinational Corporations - Regeneration International](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20131-mexico-s-food-sovereignty-remains-under-threat-from-genetically-modified-corn.md) | +2.0% | +5.1% |
| CORN | 2022-07-11 | [As more sectors eye corn, feed makers make a case for GM products - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40607-as-more-sectors-eye-corn-feed-makers-make-a-case-for-gm-products-the.md) | -14.4% | -15.9% |
| CORN | 2021-06-08 | [Mexico wants to import non-GMO corn and US farmers say they can deliver it](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46592-mexico-wants-to-import-non-gmo-corn-and-us-farmers-say-they-can-deliver-it.md) | -2.0% | +2.4% |

## Sources

- schoolsforchiapas.org: https://schoolsforchiapas.org/false-that-the-state-can-impede-genetically-modified-corn/

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