Transgenic corn: U.S. rejects Mexico's proposals
quinta-feira, janeiro 26, 2023
Mexico has failed to address "grave concerns" from the United States about a possible ban on imports of U.S.-grown gmo corn, trade officials said after negotiations in Mexico City on Monday. "We made it clear today that if this issue is not resolved, we will consider all options, including taking formal steps to enforce our rights under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement."
The ban would enter into force in January 2024. "We appreciate the active involvement among u.S. and Mexican government officials... and the proposed changes to the presidential decree shared by Mexico at the end of 2022," U.S. Chief Agricultural Negotiator Doug McKalip and Undersecretary of Agriculture Alexis Taylor said in a statement. "However, these changes are not enough."
Mexico reportedly offered to postpone the ban on imports of yellow corn, used in cattle feeding, until January 2025, after the end of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's term. López Obrador has been a driving force in the matter. Mexico's agriculture minister suggested that the delay would be acceptable to the Biden administration. White corn is used to make tortillas, a common food in Mexico.
McKalip and Taylor said that "Mexico's proposed approach, which is not based on science, still threatens to disrupt billions of dollars in bilateral agricultural trade, cause serious economic damage to U.S. farmers and Mexican livestock producers, and stifle important innovations needed to help producers respond to pressing climate and food security challenges."
Source: Agrolink
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