Mexico GMO corn ban found to violate USMCA

by | Dec 24, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News

This year will end on a high note for U.S. corn growers as they take a victory in the trade dispute with Mexico. In February 2023, the Mexican government put out two decrees that dealt with corn imports from the U.S. Dave Salmonsen, senior director of government affairs for the American Farm Bureau Federation, said both decrees were found to be in violation of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative brought the case before a USMCA dispute panel that made its decision late last week.

Salmonsen said there are two major steps ahead for both the U.S. and Mexico.

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