MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s lower house of Congress on Tuesday approved a constitutional reform to ban the planting of genetically modified (GM) corn, a move that could lead to more tension with the United States after the resolution of a trade dispute, analysts said. The initiative by President Claudia Sheinbaum comes after a trade-dispute […] Read more
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Innovation adoption lags in farming
Every innovative product of technology that is commercialized eventually reaches what is known as “full adoption.” This is the point at which the peak percentage of society has adopted an innovation. Some innovations reach the point of full adoption more rapidly than others or have higher full adoption rates. The adoption rate of seatbelts in […] Read more
MRL pacts can help avoid trade spats
There is concern Mexico is shifting agricultural policies toward the European model that can be based on ideology
WINNIPEG — Canadian farmers avoided what could have been a nasty trade dispute with Mexico earlier this year, when that country was planning to ban use of glyphosate on April 1. Its decision could have prohibited any glyphosate residue in oats, canola and other crops that Mexico imports from Canada. Days before April 1, Mexico’s […] Read more
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
GM acceptance one step in China’s modernization efforts
China is about to start growing genetically modified crops, and that has me wondering what it will mean for its yields, its self-sufficiency, future crop imports and rural culture. China has long accepted imports of genetically modified crops but did not grow them itself except in pilot tests. China did, however, grow GM cotton. That […] Read more
China corn breeders ready to double GMO planting in ’24
BEIJING, China (Reuters) — Chinese corn breeders are preparing to plant more than double the amount of genetically modified corn nexts year than in 2023, three industry sources said. Beijing is expected to tightly control the rollout of GMOs for a second year. GM corn will be allowed on around 1.66 million acres in eight […] Read more
China says GM soy, corn trials show ‘outstanding’ results
The country has not yet approved commercial planting of GM corn and soybeans, but has been studying them for years
BEIJING, China (Reuters) — China’s farm ministry on Aug. 24 said large trials of genetically modified corn and soybeans showed “outstanding” results and that the technology was safe and essential. China has not yet approved commercial planting of GM corn and soybeans, but has been studying the crops for years, and this year significantly expanded […] 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.
