# What type of tortillas should the Mexican president like? - The Organic & Non-GMO Report

> 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.

- Date: 2019-05-28 · published 2019-05-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59070-what-type-of-tortillas-should-the-mexican-president-like-the-organic-and-non
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

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.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-10-11 | [U.S. flails in GM corn dispute with Mexico - The Organic & Non-GMO Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27823-u-s-flails-in-gm-corn-dispute-with-mexico-the-organic-and-non-gmo-report.md) | -1.8% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2024-12-21 | [Mexican president confident Congress will ban planting GM corn in 2025 \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26959-mexican-president-confident-congress-will-ban-planting-gm-corn-in-2025-reuters.md) | +0.5% | +6.9% |
| CORN | 2021-06-08 | [Mexico wants to import non-GMO corn and US farmers say they can deliver it](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46592-mexico-wants-to-import-non-gmo-corn-and-us-farmers-say-they-can-deliver-it.md) | -2.0% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2025-03-21 | [Ongoing Debate: The Prohibition of GMO Corn in Mexico \| Wilson Center](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25527-ongoing-debate-the-prohibition-of-gmo-corn-in-mexico-wilson-center.md) | -4.7% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2024-10-01 | [Feenstra, Kildee Lead Letter Urging USDA and USTR to Engage with Newly Elected Mexican President over Mexico’s Ban on American Corn Imports \| Representative Randy Feenstra](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27819-feenstra-kildee-lead-letter-urging-usda-and-ustr-to-engage-with-newly-elected.md) | +0.2% | -2.4% |

## Sources

- non-gmoreport.com: https://non-gmoreport.com/what-type-of-tortillas-should-the-mexican-president-like/

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