Mexico’s Proposed Biotech Corn Ban Crops Up in Senate Farm Bill Hearing
Mexico’s proposed ban of biotech corn received a lot of attention when the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee convened yesterday for a trade-focused hearing on the 2023 Farm Bill. The issue came up during questioning of USDA Trade Undersecretary Alexis Taylor.
“When it comes to agricultural trade, the concern I hear most from Iowans is access to Mexico’s corn Market,” said Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IW), adding this issue “is not being met with the urgency that it deserves.”
The proposed decree could have a great impact on corn growers in the U.S. and globally, Taylor agreed. “But much broader than that, fundamentally, our trading system, globally but also within the USMCA, is built on science-based policies.
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