Mexico's planned GM corn ban 'deep concern' for US - BBC
Web29 November 2022. By Vanessa Buschschlüter,BBC News. Reuters. Mexico has many native varieties of corn but still imports large quantities of yellow corn from the US. A row between the US and...
U.S. to Challenge Mexican Ban on Genetically Modified Corn
WebMar 6, 2023 · It is illegal to grow genetically modified corn in Mexico, where maize was first domesticated 8,700 years ago and where white corn is a staple crop. Supporters of Mexico’s ban worry...
Explainer: What is the US-Mexico GM corn dispute about?
WebMar 8, 2023 · Mexico published a presidential decree on genetically modified (GM) corn in late 2020, saying it would ban GM corn in the diets of Mexicans and end the use the herbicide glyphosate by...
US escalates trade dispute with Mexico over limits on genetically ...
WebThe U.S. Trade Representatives Office, or USTR, objected to Mexico’s ban on GM corn for human consumption and plans to eventually ban it as animal feed. The USTR said in a statement that “Mexico’s measures are not based on science and undermine the market access it agreed to provide in the USMCA.”.
US asks Mexico for trade consultations over GM corn limits
WebMar 6, 2023 · Mexico will also prohibit the use of GM corn for direct human consumption, which in Mexico consists mainly of fresh white corn and white corn tortilla flour. Mexico has no need to import white corn from the United States, where …
Mexico is fighting to keep U.S. corn out of its tortillas
WebFeb 27, 2024 · In 2023, Mexico officially banned GM corn for human consumption, putting the proposed ban into immediate effect. That same year, Mexico also made its largest corn purchase from the...
Mexico revises plan to phase out glyphosate, biotech corn
WebFeb 16, 2023 · But Mexico is immediately banning imports of genetically modified corn for use in flour, dough, and tortillas, and it plans to phase out glyphosate by March 31, 2024. Mexico has been planning to ...
Mexico opens door for GM corn in animal feed, industrial use
WebFeb 14, 2023 · MEXICO CITY, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Mexico on Monday scrapped a deadline to ban genetically modified corn for animal feed and industrial use amid trade tensions with the United States, but...
Exclusive: U.S. demands Mexico explain science behind GMO corn ban ...
WebFeb 10, 2023 · WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The new U.S. agriculture trade chief on Thursday told Reuters that he has given Mexico until Feb. 14 to respond to a U.S. request to explain the science behind...
Update on U.S./Mexico GM Corn Issue | AgWeb
WebFeb 27, 2024 · In 2023, Mexico, the largest importer of U.S. corn, banned the use of genetically modified (GM) corn for human consumption, prompting a trade dispute with the United States. The...
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