🇲🇽US government increases pressure on Mexico to end GM corn ban
The U.S. government announced Monday that it was requesting “technical consultations” with its Mexican counterpart over Mexico’s plan to phase out imports of genetically modified (GM) corn by 2024.
🗣“Mexico’s policies threaten to disrupt billions of dollars in agricultural trade and they will stifle the innovation that is necessary to tackle the climate crisis and food security challenges if left unaddressed. We hope these consultations will be productive as we continue to work with Mexico to address these issues,” said U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai.
Mexico’s Economy Ministry clarified that only imports of GM corn for human consumption in the form of masa (dough) and tortillas will be phased out by 2024.
It said that Mexico is self-sufficient in the production of GM-free white corn and therefore the move to phase out GM corn for human consumption doesn’t have any impact on “trade or imports.”
Over 90% of United States-grown corn is genetically modified, according to the U.S. government.
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