Lost in all the trade and tariffs talk that has dominated ag news recently is the fact corn futures have climbed and are now trading around US$5 per bushel.
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Tight barley supply may lead to more U.S. corn imports
American corn prices test US$5 per bu. as the influential commodity continues to gain momentum this winter
Mexico waits for U.S. to prove GM corn safety
Mexican submission filed with a trade dispute panel claims science proves genetic modification harms human health
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (Reuters) — Mexico is waiting for the United States to prove imported genetically modified corn is safe for Mexicans, deputy agriculture secretary Victor Suarez said as a dispute between the two countries played out under an international trade pact. In a written submission to a panel of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, Mexico, the […] Read more
Mexico studies how to replace U.S. corn imports
Researchers show their progress in improving non-genetically modified varieties as country takes steps to ban GM corn
TEXCOCO, Mexico (Reuters) — Researchers at a top Mexican agricultural university showed the progress they had made in producing more non-genetically modified yellow corn seeds to help replace imported grain from the United States that is at the centre of a major trade dispute. Experts at the Autonomous University of Chapingo, on the northeastern flank […] Read more
Canada will join GMO spat
(Reuters) — Canada said it will participate as a third party in the dispute settlement proceedings between the United States and Mexico regarding genetically modified corn in imported tortillas and dough, citing concerns about Mexico’s stance. The Aug. 25 decision follows Washington’s request for a dispute settlement panel through the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which […] Read more
