# The struggle of Mexico's native corn against GMOs

> A feature reports that several native maize varieties grown in Mexico for millennia are at risk of extinction due to the spread of genetically modified corn. It describes the cultural and agricultural importance of these varieties.

- Date: 2018-11-24 · published 2018-11-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62022-the-struggle-of-mexico-s-native-corn-against-gmos
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The story covers a long-running debate over GM corn in Mexico, the largest market for U.S. yellow and white corn. It has no near-term effect on prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-07-29 | [Why the US doesn’t have a case against Mexico’s GMO corn ban \| Agriculture Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29232-why-the-us-doesn-t-have-a-case-against-mexico-s-gmo-corn-ban-agriculture-dive.md) | -1.0% | -4.8% |
| CORN | 2020-04-29 | [Native Corn Is Now Protected Under Mexico’s Law](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53598-native-corn-is-now-protected-under-mexico-s-law.md) | +2.5% | +2.3% |
| CORN | 2020-05-06 | [Mexico Designates Native Corn as Part of Its Cultural Heritage](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53109-mexico-designates-native-corn-as-part-of-its-cultural-heritage.md) | +0.6% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2018-10-10 | [Mexico’s Native Corn Varieties Threatened by New NAFTA — Food & Power](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62509-mexico-s-native-corn-varieties-threatened-by-new-nafta-food-and-power.md) | +4.0% | +4.0% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- eluniversal.com.mx: https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/articulo/english/2016/11/18/struggle-mexicos-native-corn-against-gmos/

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