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The corn that is eaten all over the planet originates in Mexico, and there is evidence of its cultivation for more than 10 thousand years. It is this cultural heritage that Claudia Sheinbaum's government is trying to maintain, by refusing to allow the entry of transgenic corn. This battle has been going on for some time, and dates back to a project by former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, which Sheinbaum is currently commissioning. As Mexico is part of a free trade bloc with the United States and Canada, it should allow the entry of the corn that its partners decide to sell. Mexico refused, and had to endure a mediation in which it was harmed, and now it must abide by the trade measure. Faced with the negative ruling of the panel within the framework of the Treaty between Mexico, the United States and Canada (T-MEC), the Mexican government spoke out by doubling the bet. The Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development, Julio Berdegué Sacristán, stressed that it is important to protect the biodiversity of Mexican corn: "What

A trade dispute panel convened under the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ruled Dec. 20 that Mexico’s import restrictions on US genetically modified corn violates the accord. The conflict stems from a presidential decree published by Mexico in February 2023. The decree established an immediate ban on the use of genetically modified corn in dough and tortillas, and instructed Mexican government

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Mexico's wheat imports are expected to reach a record 5.8 million tons in 2024/25, up from 5.29 million tons in the previous year. Mexico's wheat production in 2024/25 is estimated at 2.6 million tons, significantly lower than 3.48 million tons in the previous year and the lowest since 1980/81.