# No luck for Monsanto as Mexico Court upholds GMO ban

> Monsanto executive Laura Tamayo says Mexico's ban on planting GMO corn will continue for years amid a slow legal battle. The article reports that a Mexican court upheld the ban. It is a duplicate account of the same legal developments.

- Date: 2017-01-30 · published 2017-01-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72976-no-luck-for-monsanto-as-mexico-court-upholds-gmo-ban
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A prolonged ban keeps Mexico's demand for imported US yellow corn in place, which is mildly supportive for corn prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-04-16 | [Mexico pushes back GMO corn ban date to 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30708-mexico-pushes-back-gmo-corn-ban-date-to-2025.md) | -0.3% | +3.3% |
| CORN | 2021-03-26 | [Vilsack: Mexico GMO corn ban won't apply to animal feed - KBHB News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47588-vilsack-mexico-gmo-corn-ban-won-t-apply-to-animal-feed-kbhb-news.md) | +1.2% | +8.8% |
| CORN | 2017-02-05 | [Monsanto sees prolonged delay on GMO corn permits in Mexico](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72493-monsanto-sees-prolonged-delay-on-gmo-corn-permits-in-mexico.md) | -0.0% | +1.3% |
| CORN | 2017-01-30 | [Monsanto sees prolonged delay on GMO corn permits in Mexico](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72975-monsanto-sees-prolonged-delay-on-gmo-corn-permits-in-mexico.md) | +2.0% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2020-12-01 | [Monsanto Sees Prolonged Delay on GMO Corn Permits in Mexico \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49603-monsanto-sees-prolonged-delay-on-gmo-corn-permits-in-mexico-feed-and-grain.md) | -0.4% | +1.4% |

## Sources

- vallartadaily.com: https://www.vallartadaily.com/no-luck-monsanto-mexico-court-upholds-gmo-ban/

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