This article was originally publisehd by Cassie B. at Natural News.
Mexico and the U.S. are currently engaged in a major trade dispute over genetically modified corn that could have a major impact on American agriculture.
Corn is considered a staple crop in Mexico and makes up a significant part of the diet there; it is consumed in 89 percent of all Mexican meals. The country has successfully stopped genetically modified corn from being grown there for the last quarter century to protect the ancient maize strains growing there, along with the health of their citizens.
The crop has been the subject of trade battles between the U.S. and Mexico before, but the current battle, which is now being argued before a United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) panel, relates to a presidential decree issued by Mexico last year banning genetically modified corn in dough and tortillas; the country also declared it will gradually replace genetically modified corn in all human and animal foods.
Both Canada and the U.S. are opposed to the ban, with American trade representatives insisting that the corn does not damage health and attempting to force it into Mexico. It’s clear why they are so eager to push this narrative; genetically modified seed is used in 90 percent of American crops. However, a ban could also have ramifications for the German corporation Bayer, which purchased GM seed producer Monsanto, and the Chinese state-owned seed and agrichemical producer Syngenta.
Mexico maintains that the U.S. has not presented any proof that genetically modified corn is safe in the long term, especially when it is consumed at the high volumes seen in the typical Mexican diet. Corn consumption is a remarkable ten times higher in Mexico than in the U.S., making research linking genetically modified crops to health issues particularly concerning among governmental
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