Facing Trump administration trade threats, Mexico rescinds import ban on GMO corn and glyphosate, saying its research has ‘failed to show’ they are hazardous

The Mexican government officially lifted its ban on GMO corn imports, which could potentially be a move to ease the tension created with the US regarding tariff threats, sources said.

“The agreement derives from the fact that we failed to show during the panel that GMO corn is hazardous to human, animal, and environmental health. This also allows to maintain the trade relationship (with the US) of the USMCA,” said Juan Carlos Anaya, CEO from the Agricultural Markets Consulting Group.

“It eases the relations with the Trump administration and allows the US to continue to export GMO yellow and white corn to Mexico,” Anaya added.

The agreement, published Feb. 5 on the official gazette, voids articles of the decree issued in February 2023 related to glyphosate, and genetically modified corn.

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The ban lift comes into force days after the US and Mexico reached an agreement to postpone the implementation of tariffs on Mexican goods that President Donald Trump had announced Feb. 2 but then quickly reversed course on. In exchange for the deferment, Mexico committed to secure the border with 10,000 soldiers of its national guard and work with the US to stop fentanyl traffic.

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