# Native Corn Is Now Protected Under Mexico’s Law

> Mexico's Senate passed a federal law protecting native corn as part of the national heritage and labeling corn by production method. The article is a feature on the law, which follows decades of controversy over GM corn permits granted since 2009.

- Date: 2020-04-29 · published 2020-04-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53598-native-corn-is-now-protected-under-mexico-s-law
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The law could restrict hybrid and GM corn competition in Mexico, but its effect on corn trade flows and prices is likely small in the near term.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2020-04-04 | [Native corn gets legal protection, prevents 'intellectual plundering'](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53596-native-corn-gets-legal-protection-prevents-intellectual-plundering.md) | -3.8% | -7.7% |
| 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 | 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 | 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

- greenmatters.com: https://www.greenmatters.com/p/mexico-native-corn-law

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