© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A worker holds GMO yellow corn imported from the U.S., at a cattle feed plant in Tepexpan, Mexico March 15, 2023. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha
By Leah Douglas
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. trade dispute with Mexico over genetically modified corn is expected to be resolved by the end of this year, U.S. Chief Agricultural Negotiator Doug McKalip said at a conference of state agricultural directors on Wednesday.
Mexico published a presidential decree in 2020 that said the country would ban GM corn from human diets, arguing it threatens the country’s native corn varieties and could pose a threat to human health.
In August, the U.S. requested a dispute panel under the North American trade pact, arguing the Mexican decree is not based on science and violates its trade commitments.
Arguments of the case have been scheduled for later in 2024, McKalip said at the conference of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture.
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