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US looking at ‘all options’ over corn dispute with Mexico, says official
US looking at ‘all options’ over corn dispute with Mexico, says official By Reuters
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(C) Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack speaks during a video conference with farmers, ranchers and meat processors in Washington, U.S. January 3, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
By Andrea Shalal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will consider “all options,” including a formal trade dispute panel, unless Mexico addresses Washington’s concerns over Mexico’s plan to limit imports of genetically modified corn, a senior U.S. trade official said on Wednesday.
The United States has threatened a trade dispute panel under a trilateral agreement with Mexico and Canada over the plan, which would ban genetically modified corn for human consumption.
Mexico believes the disagreement is “politically motivated,” its economy ministry said on Monday.
The latest U.S. comments came days after U.S. Agriculture Tom Vilsack said a trade dispute panel under the United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) agreement would be the next step if talks were not successful, followed by talks between top U.S. trade negotiator Katherine Tai and Mexican Economy Minister Raquel Buenrostro on Friday.
“These concerns are quite serious. Mexico’s policies are not based upon science,” the official said. “They would cause serious harm to U.S. farmers and Mexican livestock producers, and can further stifle the very innovation … that we need to respond to climate change and food security challenges.”
Mexico’s economy ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Corn for food use comprises about 21% of Mexican corn imports from the U.S., according to a representative from the National Corn Growers Association, citing U.S. Grains Council data.
The official said Washington continued to press Mexico for “full and prompt” resolution of the issue, but declined to say when USTR could take action under USMCA.
US looking at ‘all options’ over corn dispute with Mexico, says official
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