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Food & Power reports that the USMCA includes provisions that could let agribusiness firms patent Mexico's native corn varieties and challenge Mexico's ban on GM corn cultivation. Advocacy groups warn this could harm Mexican smallholder farmers and reduce corn diversity.
A possible challenge to Mexico's GM corn ban could eventually expand GM corn demand and trade, but the effect is long-term and uncertain for prices.
foodandpower.netClaire KellowayOct 10, 2018After 439 past neutral policy events, Corn moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -1.3% to +1.2%), and +1.1% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
