# Boston Herald - Boston news, sports, politics, opinion, entertainment, weather and obituaries - US farmers sound alarm on single-most catastrophic thing headed for corn crops

> US corn farmers are warning that Mexico's plan to phase out genetically modified corn could cost them their businesses and billions of dollars. The article describes the threat to the largest single export market for US corn.

- Date: 2019-03-06 · published 2019-03-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60065-boston-herald-boston-news-sports-politics-opinion-entertainment-weather-and
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Loss of Mexico's feed corn demand would reduce US corn export volumes and could pressure domestic 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 - Mexican trade dispute may dramatically impact U.S. corn growers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60063-boston-herald-boston-news-sports-politics-opinion-entertainment-weather-and.md) | -1.7% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2018-06-29 | [Farming News - Market Update - New crop all about weather and politics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64476-farming-news-market-update-new-crop-all-about-weather-and-politics.md) | +2.3% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2017-02-07 | [Trade Policy Uncertainty: Lingering Concern for Farmers - Farm Policy News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72478-trade-policy-uncertainty-lingering-concern-for-farmers-farm-policy-news.md) | +1.9% | +1.6% |
| 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/news/read/43113405/us_farmers_sound_alarm_on_single

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