# Does the US Department of State promote GMOs in Mexico?

> An opinion piece examines whether the US Department of State and USDA promote GM crops in Mexico through diplomacy and programs. It also discusses Mexico's 2005 biosafety law and the cultural importance of native maize varieties.

- Date: 2017-09-08 · published 2017-09-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68925-does-the-us-department-of-state-promote-gmos-in-mexico
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The piece offers background on Mexico's GM corn policy but reports no new decision, so it has little direct effect on near-term corn or feed prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-03-21 | [Ongoing Debate: The Prohibition of GMO Corn in Mexico \| Wilson Center](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25527-ongoing-debate-the-prohibition-of-gmo-corn-in-mexico-wilson-center.md) | -4.7% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2018-11-24 | [The struggle of Mexico's native corn against GMOs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62022-the-struggle-of-mexico-s-native-corn-against-gmos.md) | +1.1% | +8.1% |
| CORN | 2022-09-10 | [The UN-brokered Black Sea Deal and Impacts on Global Food Security - United States Department of State](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14459-the-un-brokered-black-sea-deal-and-impacts-on-global-food-security-united.md) | -1.1% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2024-02-15 | [Federal Register
       :: 
      Procedures and Rules for Article 10.12 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31648-federal-register-procedures-and-rules-for-article-10-12-of-the-united-states.md) | +0.3% | +4.4% |
| CORN | 2021-01-11 | [What Does Mexico’s GM Corn Ban Mean for U.S. Producers? – The Van Trump Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49128-what-does-mexico-s-gm-corn-ban-mean-for-u-s-producers-the-van-trump-report.md) | +6.3% | +12.8% |

## Sources

- thebigq.org: https://www.thebigq.org/2017/09/08/does-the-us-department-of-state-promote-gmos-in-mexico/

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