# Lessons from Mexico to Canada: GM Crops as Threats to Indigenous Ways of Life - ABS Canada

> A blog post traces the legal fight over genetically modified crops in Mexico, including a 2013 court suspension of GM maize planting that was overturned in 2015 after industry appeals. It links the dispute to glyphosate concerns and to how Canada may treat Aboriginal rights on land used for agriculture.

- Date: 2017-08-01 · published 2017-08-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69421-lessons-from-mexico-to-canada-gm-crops-as-threats-to-indigenous-ways-of-life
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Ongoing legal limits on GM maize in Mexico, a major US corn buyer, could affect long-term demand for biotech corn, but the piece gives no new price catalyst.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-09-06 | [Mexico Could Modify GM Corn Ban to Appease US, Canada and Avoid Tariffs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34072-mexico-could-modify-gm-corn-ban-to-appease-us-canada-and-avoid-tariffs.md) | -1.3% | -6.5% |
| CORN | 2021-06-08 | [Mexico wants to import non-GMO corn and US farmers say they can deliver it](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46592-mexico-wants-to-import-non-gmo-corn-and-us-farmers-say-they-can-deliver-it.md) | -2.0% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2017-12-25 | [Mexicans work to reclaim corn as their own \| Cronkite News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67440-mexicans-work-to-reclaim-corn-as-their-own-cronkite-news.md) | -0.2% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2025-10-16 | [Mexico’s scientists urge rules on gene-edited crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22349-mexico-s-scientists-urge-rules-on-gene-edited-crops.md) | -0.0% | +2.8% |
| CORN | 2018-10-09 | [New Agreement with Canada and U.S. Is Win-Lose for Mexico \| Inter Press Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62510-new-agreement-with-canada-and-u-s-is-win-lose-for-mexico-inter-press-service.md) | +4.1% | +3.7% |

## Sources

- abs-canada.org: https://abs-canada.org/lessons-from-mexico-to-canada-gm-crops-as-threats-to-indigenous-ways-of-life/

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