# Is glyphosate about to be banned in Mexico? | etui

> Mexico's environment ministry banned the import of 1,000 tons of US glyphosate in November 2019 as an emergency measure. The minister said the next step would be to ban glyphosate and more than 100 other dangerous pesticides. The move followed a study linking herbicide exposure to health problems in a Jalisco farming region.

- Date: 2020-01-10 · published 2020-01-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55046-is-glyphosate-about-to-be-banned-in-mexico-etui
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A broader glyphosate ban in Mexico would affect crop protection inputs and possibly GM crop production. The direct effect on feed commodity prices is limited for now.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-04-20 | [Industry attacks Mexico's glyphosate ban](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47590-industry-attacks-mexico-s-glyphosate-ban.md) | +14.8% | +12.7% |
| CORN | 2025-08-21 | [Mexico bans glyphosate and GM corn – Town Community Cooperative Inc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23297-mexico-bans-glyphosate-and-gm-corn-town-community-cooperative-inc.md) | +0.3% | +10.0% |
| CORN | 2021-03-02 | [Mexico To Phaseout GM Corn Imports And Glyphosate Use - SAIFood](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48118-mexico-to-phaseout-gm-corn-imports-and-glyphosate-use-saifood.md) | +6.1% | +5.5% |
| CORN | 2021-09-08 | [Glyphosate imports to Mexico are one-tenth vs 2019 - Opportimes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45052-glyphosate-imports-to-mexico-are-one-tenth-vs-2019-opportimes.md) | -1.9% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2022-07-15 | [Mexico’s glyphosate and GMO corn ban overturned by federal judge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40467-mexico-s-glyphosate-and-gmo-corn-ban-overturned-by-federal-judge.md) | -10.7% | -8.4% |

## Sources

- etui.org: https://www.etui.org/about-etui/news/is-glyphosate-about-to-be-banned-in-mexico

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