Congressional Hearing Highlights Economic Danger From Mexico’s Exclusion of US Corn

A corn field and storage bins are seen at a farm near Carrington, N.D., on Aug. 8, 2019. Dan Koeck/Reuters

During a U.S. congressional hearing that took place on Feb. 1 to address the new 2023 Farm Bill, four legislators identified Mexico’s proposed ban on GMO crops as a direct threat to U.S. corn exports.

Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), John Thune (R-S.D.), and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) collectively voiced concerns over the significant economic impact of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s decree to abolish GMO corn imports by 2024.