# Native corn gets legal protection, prevents 'intellectual plundering'

> Mexico's Senate approved a law designating over 60 traditional corn varieties as part of the national heritage and protecting native corn against competition from hybrid and GM corn. All corn sold in Mexico will be labeled by production method.

- Date: 2020-04-04 · published 2020-04-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53596-native-corn-gets-legal-protection-prevents-intellectual-plundering
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Mandatory labeling and heritage protection could limit the spread of hybrid and GM corn in Mexico, a major corn importer, with modest implications for corn demand and pricing as the USMCA takes effect.

## 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 | 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 | 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% |
| 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 | 2019-05-02 | [Native Corn In Mexico Takes On Big Ag in Epic Environmental Justice Battle, Trailblazing A Path For Collective Actions — Impact Fund](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59068-native-corn-in-mexico-takes-on-big-ag-in-epic-environmental-justice-battle.md) | -0.5% | +9.7% |

## Sources

- mexiconewsdaily.com: https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/native-corn-gets-legal-protection/

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