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Related: About this forumUS escalates trade dispute with Mexico over genetically modified corn
Washington requests settlement panel under North American trade deal in push against Mexican curbs on corn imports.
17 Aug 2023
The United States has escalated its objections to Mexicos curbs on genetically modified corn imports, requesting a dispute settlement panel under the North American trade pact, the US Trade Representative (USTR) office has said.
The request to send the dispute to arbitrators was announced on Thursday after formal consultations failed to resolve deep divisions between the two close trading partners over the use of genetically modified (GM) corn, widely produced by US farmers.
Washington alleges that a Mexican decree banning imports of GM corn used in dough and tortillas for human consumption is not based on science and violates its commitments under the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on trade launched in 2020.
If the panel rules in favour of the US and Mexico fails to comply with its directives, the USTR would ultimately win the right to impose punitive tariffs on Mexican goods, a move that could spark a rare North American trade war.
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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/17/us-escalates-trade-dispute-with-mexico-over-genetically-modified-corn
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US escalates trade dispute with Mexico over genetically modified corn (Original Post)
Judi Lynn
Aug 2023
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Inkey
(328 posts)1. Historical Context Cited
Maize existed long before GMO was formulated in a lab. Screw the patent weirdos thinking they own
Humanities gift from nature and the gods !!!
Silent Type
(6,672 posts)2. This should be interesting. Not an expert on GM, but Mexico seems
to have a case as far as their concerns. Im sure parties will reach some compromise.
LuvLoogie
(7,543 posts)3. Judi, you may have shared this article a few years back...
Last edited Fri Aug 18, 2023, 07:21 AM - Edit history (1)
But this gives details of what's art stake.
https://www.foodandpower.net/latest/2018/10/10/mexicos-native-corn-varieties-threatened-by-new-nafta
2naSalit
(92,701 posts)4. US needs to back off on this.