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Mexico puts tariff on white corn
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Mexico puts tariff on white corn

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Reuters – The Mexican government on Jan. 16 announced a temporary 50 per cent tax on white corn exports, arguing it is necessary for the grain to remain in the country to guarantee supply and price stability. “The supply and production of white corn in our country are important factors in determining its price and,
File photo of a cornfield in Mexico. (Roberto Cabrera/iStock/Getty Images)
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Mexico says it aims for agreement with U.S. on GM corn in January

U.S. officials threatening action under CUSMA pact

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Mexico City | Reuters — Mexico and the United States aim to reach an agreement in January over a pending Mexican ban on imports of genetically modified (GM) corn, the Mexican foreign ministry said on Friday after officials from the two countries held talks in Washington. In a statement, the ministry said talks would continue
Around 20 per cent of Mexico’s corn imports from the U.S. are white corn, used to make food products such as tortillas. (Bhofack2/iStock/Getty Images)
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U.S. lawmakers call for action over Mexico’s GM corn ban

Mexico says it's working on revisions

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Mexico City | Reuters — A group of bipartisan U.S. lawmakers called on Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Friday to start consultations under the Canada-U.S.Mexico trade agreement (CUSMA) over Mexico’s ban on genetically modified (GM) corn and the herbicide glyphosate. The letter signed by 24 members of Congress and led by Republican Representative Adrian Smith
Around 20 per cent of Mexico’s corn imports from the U.S. are white corn, used to make food products such as tortillas. (Bhofack2/iStock/Getty Images)
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Mexico to rework decree on GM corn, economy minister says

GM corn, glyphosate bans now due to take effect in 2024

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Mexico City | Reuters — Mexico has offered to extend a deadline to ban genetically modified (GM) corn until 2025 and is working on a proposal to overhaul its plan, Economy Minister Raquel Buenrostro said on Wednesday. Buenrostro said President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador had told the U.S. Mexico could delay the contentious GM corn
Corn in progress just east of Blumenort, Man. on July 20, 2022. (Dave Bedard photo)
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Mexico open to deal with U.S. on GMO corn

U.S. corn growers seek clarity over ban

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Mexico City | Reuters — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday he is seeking a deal with Washington after the United States threatened legal action over Mexico’s plan to ban genetically modified (GMO) corn in 2024. After meeting with Mexican officials on Monday, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said Mexico’s decree
Mexico not buying U.S. yellow corn as GM ban looms
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Mexico not buying U.S. yellow corn as GM ban looms

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Mexico’s government cannot make purchases of yellow corn from the United States because it does not want genetically modified product, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Nov. 9, amid pressure from its top trade partner over the future of the imports. The United States wanted to sell Mexico more yellow corn and Mexico declined, Lopez

Deere & Co mower production to move from Iowa to Mexico plant

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Mexico City | Reuters – U.S. farm equipment maker Deere & Co DE.N will be moving production of mower conditioners, which are tractor attachments with rolling discs to cut and crush hay, from a factory in Ottumwa, Iowa, to an existing plant in Mexico over the next 18 months, the company said. The company told Reuters late
A Mexican port-of-entry sign on Highway 92 near Naco, Arizona. (Rex_Wholster/iStock/Getty Images)
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CUSMA leaders to discuss agreement during Mexico visit

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Mexico City | Reuters — U.S. President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will discuss terms of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico (CUSMA) agreement, which was ratified in 2018, during a visit to Mexico, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Monday. “We’ll have a summit to discuss terms of the trade agreement treaty… in Mexico,”

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