# Mayan communities and organizations denounce illegal sale and planting of GM soy in Mexico

> Mayan communities and NGOs filed a complaint alleging illegal planting and sale of transgenic soybeans in Hopelchén, Campeche, despite a suspended and revoked Monsanto permit. They estimate that a large part of the expected 120,000-ton harvest is GM.

- Date: 2018-11-15 · published 2018-11-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62026-mayan-communities-and-organizations-denounce-illegal-sale-and-planting-of-gm
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Enforcement against illegal GM soy in Mexico is a regulatory matter with limited effect on global soybean supply or prices. Any tightening would have a small impact on Mexican soy trade.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-06-17 | [Mexico’s constitutional amendment bans plantings of GMO corn - The Organic & Non-GMO Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24178-mexico-s-constitutional-amendment-bans-plantings-of-gmo-corn-the-organic-and.md) | -2.5% | -4.3% |
| CORN | 2025-08-21 | [Mexico bans glyphosate and GM corn – Town Community Cooperative Inc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23297-mexico-bans-glyphosate-and-gm-corn-town-community-cooperative-inc.md) | +0.3% | +10.0% |
| CORN | 2024-10-15 | [Mexico’s President Reaffirms Ban on Planting & Consumption of GMO White Corn - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27821-mexico-s-president-reaffirms-ban-on-planting-and-consumption-of-gmo-white-corn.md) | -0.1% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2023-08-30 | [Mexico embeds GM corn ban in food regs as USMCA dispute intensifies \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34542-mexico-embeds-gm-corn-ban-in-food-regs-as-usmca-dispute-intensifies-agri-pulse.md) | -0.0% | -8.2% |
| CORN | 2020-10-07 | [Mexico plans to ban GM corn imports, stirring potential conflict with U.S. - The Organic & Non-GMO Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50621-mexico-plans-to-ban-gm-corn-imports-stirring-potential-conflict-with-u-s-the.md) | +2.0% | +6.5% |

## Sources

- gmwatch.org: https://www.gmwatch.org/en/latest-news/18585-mayan-communities-and-organizations-denounce-illegal-sale-and-planting-of-gm-soy-in-campeche-mexico

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