# Mexico’s New Law on Protection of Native Maize May Balance out the PVP Playfield

> A CIOPORA article by a Mexican law firm examines the new native maize protection law and its effect on plant variety protection. It covers Mexico's maize biodiversity and cultural importance.

- Date: 2020-05-06 · published 2020-05-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53110-mexico-s-new-law-on-protection-of-native-maize-may-balance-out-the-pvp-playfield
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

This is a legal analysis of intellectual property rules for seeds, with no immediate supply or demand change for feed commodities.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2019-11-27 | [Sin Maíz No Hay País: Mexican law seeks to protect native corn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56023-sin-maiz-no-hay-pais-mexican-law-seeks-to-protect-native-corn.md) | +0.8% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2025-05-03 | [Mexico's act of resistance over GM corn - The New Lede](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24633-mexico-s-act-of-resistance-over-gm-corn-the-new-lede.md) | -2.9% | -1.6% |
| 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 | 2020-05-03 | [Law for the Promotion and Protection of Corn: A New Legal Attack Against The People? \| CECCAM](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53108-law-for-the-promotion-and-protection-of-corn-a-new-legal-attack-against-the.md) | +1.9% | +1.9% |

## Sources

- ciopora.org: https://www.ciopora.org/post/mexico-s-new-law-on-protection-of-native-maize-may-balance-out-the-pvp-playfield

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