# Mexico Designates Native Corn as Part of Its Cultural Heritage

> Mexico's Senate passed a federal law to promote and protect native corn, which is treated as cultural heritage. The article says the law aims to protect native varieties from cheaper imported US corn and modern hybrids.

- Date: 2020-05-06 · published 2020-05-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53109-mexico-designates-native-corn-as-part-of-its-cultural-heritage
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

If enforced against imported or modified corn, the law could reduce Mexico's demand for US yellow corn over time. For now the impact on prices is limited.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-04-08 | [Mexico Includes Native Corn As Part of National Heritage, Passes Law To Prevent ‘Intellectual Plundering’](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53597-mexico-includes-native-corn-as-part-of-national-heritage-passes-law-to-prevent.md) | -5.9% | -7.4% |
| CORN | 2021-12-08 | [Mexico scores historic legal victory in defense of native corn - resilience](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43574-mexico-scores-historic-legal-victory-in-defense-of-native-corn-resilience.md) | -0.3% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2018-11-24 | [The struggle of Mexico's native corn against GMOs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62022-the-struggle-of-mexico-s-native-corn-against-gmos.md) | +1.1% | +8.1% |
| CORN | 2020-04-29 | [Native Corn Is Now Protected Under Mexico’s Law](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53598-native-corn-is-now-protected-under-mexico-s-law.md) | +2.5% | +2.3% |
| CORN | 2018-10-10 | [Mexico’s Native Corn Varieties Threatened by New NAFTA — Food & Power](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62509-mexico-s-native-corn-varieties-threatened-by-new-nafta-food-and-power.md) | +4.0% | +4.0% |

## Sources

- benitosmexican.com: https://benitosmexican.com/news/mexico-designates-native-corn-as-part-of-its-cultural-heritage/

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