# NDGGA Joins Commodity Groups In Letter to President Trump Urging Action Against Potential Trade Dispute - North Dakota Grain Growers Association

> The North Dakota Grain Growers Association joined US commodity groups in a letter urging President Trump to act against Mexico's environment secretary, Victor Toledo. Toledo had called for a ban on biotech crops and suppression of pesticides, which the letter says could start a trade dispute.

- Date: 2020-05-26 · published 2020-05-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53112-ndgga-joins-commodity-groups-in-letter-to-president-trump-urging-action-against
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A Mexican ban on biotech crops could cut US corn exports to Mexico, the largest market for US corn, which would weigh on corn prices if the threat becomes policy.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-06-09 | [Canada joins US in trade dispute hearings against Mexico's proposed ban on GM corn \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35481-canada-joins-us-in-trade-dispute-hearings-against-mexico-s-proposed-ban-on-gm.md) | +4.4% | -4.7% |
| CORN | 2024-10-10 | [Trade Study: How Potential New Tariffs Could Impact U.S. Soybeans and Corn - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14713-trade-study-how-potential-new-tariffs-could-impact-u-s-soybeans-and-corn.md) | -2.6% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2019-03-06 | [Boston Herald - Boston news, sports, politics, opinion, entertainment, weather and obituaries - Mexican trade dispute may dramatically impact U.S. corn growers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60063-boston-herald-boston-news-sports-politics-opinion-entertainment-weather-and.md) | -1.7% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2019-01-10 | [Trade disputes impacting organic grain sector - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61152-trade-disputes-impacting-organic-grain-sector-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.4% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2021-11-22 | [Smith, Costa lead over 70 lawmakers in urging Biden Administration to hold Mexico accountable on biotech policies \| TheFencePost.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44039-smith-costa-lead-over-70-lawmakers-in-urging-biden-administration-to-hold.md) | -1.8% | -0.1% |

## Sources

- ndgga.com: https://ndgga.com/2020/05/26/ndgga-joins-commodity-groups-in-letter-to-president-trump-urging-action-against-potential-trade-dispute/

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