The US begins technical consultations with Mexico on transgenic corn

Due to Mexico's project to ban imports of transgenic white corn for human consumption from 2024 (decree signed in 2020), the United States announced a few days ago the start of "technical consultations" with Mexico within the framework of the chapter on sanitary measures and phytosanitary of its free trade agreement concluded with Mexico and Canada (T-MEC). This is the first stage provided for by the treaty in the event of a dispute between the signatory countries before a contentious procedure can be established with the constitution of a special dispute settlement group. "Mexico's policies threaten some $5 billion in US corn exports and could slow down the innovation needed to address the climate crisis and food security challenges," US Trade Representative Katherine Tai said in a statement. . The objective is that the tortilla is made with local corn, thus guaranteeing the conservation of the biodiversity of the more than 64 varieties of corn that exist in the country. ...