July 8, 2025 | 03:31 GMT +7

  • Click to copy
Tuesday- 09:38, 13/06/2023

U.S. working to settle dispute over GMO corn with Mexico

(VAN) Mexican President Andrés Manuel López said in 2020 he would not allow GMO corn to be imported into country.
The concerns go further than the corn stalks. Gibson said if one country changes the rules that may spread to other places and commodities.

The concerns go further than the corn stalks. Gibson said if one country changes the rules that may spread to other places and commodities.

A U.S. Trade Representative is working to resolve a conflict between the United States and Mexico regarding GMO corn. This follows the 2020 decree by Mexico’s president Andrés Manuel López Obrador saying he would not allow GMO corn to be imported into the country starting next year.

The executive director of the Texas Corn Producers Board in Lubbock, David Gibson, said this would hurt producers because Mexico imports 750 million bushels of U.S. corn each year.

“That’s a significant loss of a place for that corn to go,” Gibson said. “Ultimately, that will come back to lower prices for all of our Texas corn producers and our nation’s corn producers.”

A lot of that corn comes from South Texas. Gibson said if those producers don’t have Mexico as an option, they will face an economic loss.

“It will have an effect on the cash price of that corn because it will then, instead of being shipped a few miles to an end market it will have to be diverted and sent to some other place,” Gibson said.

Gibson said 90% of U.S. corn is GMO or genetically modified. A U.S. Trade Representative filed a dispute settlement asking Mexico to explain why it’s not accepting biotechnology products. Gibson said producers have been pushing to settle the conflict.

“We’re hoping to resolve it that at the end of the day we can still continue to have Mexico as the market as it was agreed to in the trade agreement,” Gibson said.

The concerns go further than the corn stalks. Gibson said if one country changes the rules that may spread to other places and commodities.

“Then all of a sudden we could be dealing with far more issues than just corn,” Gibson said.

While the ban doesn’t start until 2024, Gibson said Mexico is already reaching out to other countries for corn instead of the United States. He said that will leave producers having to look for other end markets.

HD

((KCBD)

Cage-free countdown: UK retailers face 2025 deadline

Cage-free countdown: UK retailers face 2025 deadline

(VAN) Pressure is growing on companies to adopt the cage-free commitment for their egg supplies. Many food companies said their eggs would be from cage-free systems by the end of this year (2025).

Droughts worldwide pushing tens of millions towards starvation

Droughts worldwide pushing tens of millions towards starvation

(VAN) Water shortages hitting crops, energy and health as crisis gathers pace amid climate breakdown.

Green Climate Fund approves a record $300 million for FAO-designed projects in Papua New Guinea, Saint Lucia and the Sahel

Green Climate Fund approves a record $300 million for FAO-designed projects in Papua New Guinea, Saint Lucia and the Sahel

(VAN) The initiatives focus on forestry management, fisheries transformation and land restoration.

FAO urges collective action for food security, climate and development challenges in Africa.

FAO urges collective action for food security, climate and development challenges in Africa.

(VAN) Director-General QU Dongyu addresses the 6th AU-EU Agriculture Ministerial Conference.

Science meets soil: High-tech solutions elevate China's agricultural development

Science meets soil: High-tech solutions elevate China's agricultural development

(VAN) In the suburbs of Beijing, there is an agricultural center spanning over 150 hectares dedicated to research, demonstration, and application of high-tech and precision agriculture.

Plant-derived fertilizer additive boosts yields and cuts emissions

Plant-derived fertilizer additive boosts yields and cuts emissions

(VAN) Researchers from the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a new environmentally friendly fertilizer additive that significantly enhances crop yields while reducing emissions of harmful gases.

New outbreaks of Newcastle disease wreak havoc on Poland’s poultry industry

New outbreaks of Newcastle disease wreak havoc on Poland’s poultry industry

(VAN) Poultry production in Poland, which has only started recovering from devastating bird flu outbreaks earlier this year, has been hit by a series of outbreaks of Newcastle disease, with the veterinary situation deteriorating rapidly.

Read more