Mexico is doing everything it can to protect a regional trade agreement with the U.S. and Canada, the Latin American nation's deputy economy minister said in an interview published on Friday.
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Mexico doing all it can to protect trade agreement with US, Canada, official says
Mexico expects resolution on GM corn dispute by Dec. 14
Mexican Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Tuesday he expected a resolution on a dispute under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada free trade pact regarding Mexican restrictions on imports of genetically-modified (GM) corn by Dec. 14.
Mexico’s Sheinbaum to present constitutional safeguard for non-GMO corn in coming days
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday that her government would in the coming days present a plan to protect the country's non-genetically modified white corn under the constitution.
US says Bioceres genetically modified wheat can be grown safely
A type of genetically modified wheat developed by Argentina's Bioceres Crop Solutions may be safely grown and bred in the United States, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday.
EU governments fail to agree on gene-editing rules despite patent exception
A last-ditch attempt by EU governments to break a deadlock over relaxing regulations on gene-edited crops failed after countries including Poland rejected changes to the text that exempted patented seeds from the measure.
Argentina’s Bioceres makes world’s first sales of genetically modified wheat seeds
Bioceres Crop Solutions has begun sales of genetically modified (GM) wheat seeds in Argentina, the first time the technology has been commercially available to farmers anywhere in the world, CEO Federico Trucco said on Wednesday.
China approves first gene-edited wheat in step to open up GM tech to food crops
China has approved the safety of gene-edited wheat for the first time as Beijing cautiously moves forward with commercial growing of genetically modified food crops.
Mexico delays glyphosate ban as substitute sought
Ban part of controversial plan to reduce reliance on GMO corn for human consumption
Mexico said it would delay a ban on the use of the herbicide glyphosate after it was unable to identify a substitute, rolling back a commitment that is part of a larger plan to reduce consumption of genetically-modified corn.
China expands list of GM soybean, corn variety approvals
China has approved 27 genetically modified corn seed varieties and 3 GM soybean varieties, expanding its list of approvals as it aims to increase the development and planting of high-yielding crops.
China’s embrace of GMO crops gains momentum with new import, planting approvals
GMO corn, soybeans, cotton recently approved for domestic production in China
China on Thursday approved additional varieties of genetically modified soybeans and corn for import and production while expanding their planting areas nationwide, as part of a drive to improve food security and reduce imports.
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