# Mexican Supreme Court Refuses to Review Monsanto Appeal on GMO Maize Permits - Sustainable Pulse

> Mexico's Supreme Court reportedly refused to hear Monsanto's appeal on GMO maize permits, sending the matter to a collegiate civil court. The case concerns a 2013 precautionary measure that banned GMO maize planting authorizations.

- Date: 2017-05-12 · published 2017-05-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70978-mexican-supreme-court-refuses-to-review-monsanto-appeal-on-gmo-maize-permits
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The outcome keeps Mexico's GMO maize planting restrictions in place, a domestic policy issue with minimal direct effect on US corn export prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-11-25 | [Mexico court rejects appeal to lift transgenic corn ban: lawyer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67967-mexico-court-rejects-appeal-to-lift-transgenic-corn-ban-lawyer.md) | +0.6% | +6.3% |
| CORN | 2017-05-14 | [Mexican Supreme Court Upholds Lower Court Ban on Transgenic Corn - Seed Freedom](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70977-mexican-supreme-court-upholds-lower-court-ban-on-transgenic-corn-seed-freedom.md) | +0.5% | +3.5% |
| CORN | 2017-11-29 | [Organic Consumers Statement on Recent Rulings Against Monsanto in Mexico - Organic Consumers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67970-organic-consumers-statement-on-recent-rulings-against-monsanto-in-mexico.md) | +1.6% | +7.4% |
| 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 | 2021-12-27 | [Bipartisan Request to Hold Mexico Accountable on Biotech Policy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43573-bipartisan-request-to-hold-mexico-accountable-on-biotech-policy.md) | -1.3% | +3.3% |

## Sources

- sustainablepulse.com: https://sustainablepulse.com/2017/05/12/mexican-supreme-court-refuses-to-review-monsanto-appeal-on-gmo-maize-planting/

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