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Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Mexico close to reaching white corn self-sufficiency this year
Mexico is on track to achieve white corn self-sufficiency in 2025, with national availability projected to exceed two million tonnes.
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Mexico and South Africa expected to increase corn production in 2025/26
Corn production in Mexico and South Africa is forecast to rise in the 2025/26 season, according to reports from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) attachés in Mexico City and Pretoria.
Friday, July 5, 2024
Mexico shifts focus away from yellow corn self-sufficiency under new administration
Mexico's incoming government will abandon a core goal of outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to reduce imports of yellow corn and achieve self-sufficiency in production of the grain, according to the incoming agriculture minister ...
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Mexico to boost corn imports in 2024-25 marketing year
Mexico is expected to significantly increase its corn imports during the upcoming 2024-2025 marketing year, according to a recent report by the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Tuesday, June 13, 2023
Canada joins US in trade dispute over Mexico's proposed limits on GM corn
Canada has announced its participation in a trade dispute panel initiated by the US regarding Mexico's proposed restrictions on imports of genetically modified (GM) corn, ABC News reported.
Friday, February 10, 2023
US agriculture trade chief demands Mexico to explain science behind GMO corn ban
Doug McKalip, the US Trade Representative's new lead agricultural trade negotiator, has given Mexico until February 14 to answer to a US request to explain the science behind Mexico's proposed ban on genetically modified (GMO) corn and glyp ...
Thursday, December 29, 2022
Corn output in Mexico falls short of local demand
Mexico's Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development said corn production in the country is expected to reach 27.3 million metric tonnes by the end of 2022, 38% below what is required for local demand, Mexico News Daily reported.
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Mexico targets GM corn agreement with the US next month
The Mexican foreign ministry said Mexico and the US aim to reach an agreement by January 2023 over an upcoming Mexican ban on genetically modified (GM) corn imports, Nasdaq reported.
Thursday, December 1, 2022
US may take legal action if Mexico proceeds with GM corn ban
Tom Vilsack, US Agriculture Secretary, has warned the president of Mexico that the US would be forced to take legal action if no "acceptable resolution" was found for Mexico's plan to ban genetically modified (GM) corn, BBC News r ...
Saturday, October 29, 2022
Mexico considers international grain agreements following GM corn ban
Victor Suarez, Mexico's Deputy Agriculture Minister said the country's upcoming 2024 ban on genetically modified (GM) corn will go ahead, as the nation considers direct agreements with American, Argentinian, and Brazilian farmers to secure ...
Friday, September 30, 2022
US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack in talks with Mexico on looming GM corn ban
US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said he remains in talks with Mexican officials about Mexico's looming genetically modified (GM) corn ban to get clarity on the issue, Reuters reported.
Wednesday, September 28, 2022
US farmers call on government to oppose Mexico's upcoming ban on GM corn
US farmers are urging their government to challenge a Mexican ban on genetically modified (GM) corn under the terms of a regional free trade agreement, threatening both countries with billions of dollars in economic damage, Reuters reported ...
Monday, February 15, 2021
Lawsuits may be filed against Mexico's proposed bans on corn imports and glyphosate
Juan Cortina, president of Mexico's Farm Council (CNA), said the Mexican government will face legal challenges to reverse a proposal ban imports of genetically modified (GMO) corn and herbicide glyphosate, Reuters reported.
Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Mexico corn imports projected to drop 9% in 2021
Mexico's Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food said the country's corn imports could drop by about 9% in 2021 as the government discourages genetically modified (GMO) grains and increase the use of local ...
Monday, January 18, 2021
Ban on GMO corn imports in Mexico could decrease food supplies
Mexican agriculture industry officials warned that the Mexico's ban on genetically modified (GMO) corn imports to stop its dependance on the commodity could badly affect the country's food supply especially its livestock sector, Reuters re ...

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