WASHINGTON, D.C. (Reuters) — A trade-dispute panel ruled on Friday that Mexico’s restrictions on U.S. genetically modified corn exports violate the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, handing president Joe Biden’s administration a major trade victory in its final weeks. The U.S. Trade Representative’s office said the USMCA dispute settlement panel ruled in favour of all seven U.S. legal […] Read more
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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
Canada to join fight with Mexico over GM
Canada is not a major corn exporter, but Mexico is one of its largest markets for canola, much of which is also GM.
