# Boston Herald - Boston news, sports, politics, opinion, entertainment, weather and obituaries - Mexican trade dispute may dramatically impact U.S. corn growers

> Mexico's president has issued a decree phasing out GM corn for human consumption and banning glyphosate, aimed at food self-sufficiency. The article says the US supplies about 96% of Mexico's corn imports, so replacing them would require a large increase in Mexican domestic output.

- Date: 2019-03-06 · published 2019-03-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60063-boston-herald-boston-news-sports-politics-opinion-entertainment-weather-and
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A sustained shift away from US corn imports would remove a major export outlet and put downward pressure on US corn prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-03-06 | [Boston Herald - Boston news, sports, politics, opinion, entertainment, weather and obituaries - US seeks consultation with Mexico over GMO corn restrictions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60062-boston-herald-boston-news-sports-politics-opinion-entertainment-weather-and.md) | -1.7% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2019-03-06 | [Boston Herald - Boston news, sports, politics, opinion, entertainment, weather and obituaries - US farmers sound alarm on single-most catastrophic thing headed for corn crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60065-boston-herald-boston-news-sports-politics-opinion-entertainment-weather-and.md) | -1.7% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2023-04-20 | [National Corn Growers want a formal dispute on Mexico's corn ban - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36385-national-corn-growers-want-a-formal-dispute-on-mexico-s-corn-ban-brownfield-ag.md) | -1.0% | -9.9% |
| CORN | 2023-06-09 | [Canada joins US in trade dispute hearings against Mexico's proposed ban on GM corn \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35481-canada-joins-us-in-trade-dispute-hearings-against-mexico-s-proposed-ban-on-gm.md) | +4.4% | -4.7% |
| CORN | 2018-06-22 | [Farming News - The ongoing trade dispute, weather & politics keep markets nervy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64829-farming-news-the-ongoing-trade-dispute-weather-and-politics-keep-markets-nervy.md) | -2.0% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- markets.bostonherald.com: http://markets.bostonherald.com/bostonherald/article/brandpoint-2022-6-7-mexican-trade-dispute-may-dramatically-impact-us-corn-growers

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