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Food Tank reports on Mexico's new president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who reportedly prefers natural blue corn tortillas and says he will not permit GMOs. The article cites data showing high GM corn content in tortillas and corn-derived foods.
It also describes nixtamalization as a traditional processing method.
A stated Mexican policy against GMO corn could shape future import sourcing and biotech approvals, a longer-term risk for US yellow corn exports to Mexico. The story has no immediate price effect.
non-gmoreport.comSurya ZeebMay 28, 2019After 439 past neutral policy events, Corn moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -1.3% to +1.2%), and +1.1% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
