# Do no harm?: NAFTA, non-regulation of GMOs and Mexican agriculture | IATP

> An IATP commentary examines US proposals to export its non-regulatory approach to genetically engineered crops into a NAFTA 2.0 mutual recognition agreement. It argues Mexico and Canada would have to accept US biotech 'no issues' letters as valid.

- Date: 2017-11-06 · published 2017-11-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67968-do-no-harm-nafta-non-regulation-of-gmos-and-mexican-agriculture-iatp
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

If adopted, a mutual recognition provision could ease US biotech corn and other crop exports into Mexico, but the proposal is still under negotiation and has no immediate price effect.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-12-01 | [Mexican Grain Team: NAFTA Is A Good Deal For U.S. Agriculture \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49605-mexican-grain-team-nafta-is-a-good-deal-for-u-s-agriculture-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.4% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2020-09-18 | [Opinion: Mexican government undermining science and agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51084-opinion-mexican-government-undermining-science-and-agriculture.md) | -2.0% | +4.4% |
| CORN | 2025-05-21 | [Spending Impacts of PLC and ARC-CO in House Agriculture Reconciliation Bill - farmdoc daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24656-spending-impacts-of-plc-and-arc-co-in-house-agriculture-reconciliation-bill.md) | +0.7% | -3.8% |
| CORN | 2018-10-17 | [Food safety and GMOs in the “new NAFTA” \| IATP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62507-food-safety-and-gmos-in-the-new-nafta-iatp.md) | -2.1% | -7.0% |
| CORN | 2020-09-21 | [Viewpoint: Mexican government undermining science and agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51081-viewpoint-mexican-government-undermining-science-and-agriculture.md) | -2.4% | +3.4% |

## Sources

- iatp.org: https://www.iatp.org/blog/201901/do-no-harm-nafta-non-regulation-gmos-and-mexican-agriculture

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