Mexico Repeals Ban on US Biotech Corn Imports

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Mexico Repeals Ban on US Biotech Corn Imports

The Mexican government repealed its ban on genetically modified corn imports from the U.S. after losing an arbitration ruling under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, in December 2024. In a statement, USDA commended Mexico’s action, saying it  safeguards approximately $5.6 billion in U.S. corn exports to Mexico. USDA, in coordination with USTR, will continue to monitor Mexico’s compliance with its USMCA commitments. USDA added, “The Tru…

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The Mexican Government abolished the decree signed in February 2023, after losing a trade dispute initiated by the United States, the main exporter of grain, under the North American trade agreement (T-MEC). In order to complete a ruling of the dispute settlement panel of the Treaty between Mexico, the United States and Canada (T-MEC), the Claudia Sheinbaum Government removed restrictions on trade in genetically modified or transgenic maize and …

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The last trade dispute between Mexico and the United States has as its protagonist the GM maize. The Mexican government has had to withdraw the ban on importing genetically modified varieties by decision of the TMEC Dispute Settlement Panel, the free trade agreement between the three countries of North America. The trade arbiter’s ruling concludes that the restrictions on the import of GM maize imposed by Mexico have no scientific basis and are …

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Mexico revokes GMO corn restrictions after row with US

Mexico has scrapped restrictions on the use of genetically modified corn for human consumption after a dispute resolution panel in December upheld a US complaint that they violated a free trade agreement. The Mexican government also rescinded an order to gradually phase out the use of GMO maize for animal feed and industrial food production, according to an announcement late Wednesday in the official gazette. The dispute settlement panel was est…

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The Mexican government lifted various restrictions on the use of genetically modified maize in the country, following a December ruling against it by a panel of trade disputes requested by the United States under the North American trade treaty, T-MEC. Mexico is self-sufficient in white maize, used to make the popular tortilla, but imports transgenic yellow maize from the United States, which is mainly used to feed livestock.