The National Corn Growers Association’s letter to President Biden emphasized the importance of coming to an agreement with Mexico on the GMO corn issue as soon as the January 9 meeting between countries. Mexico has proposed a ban on biotech corn imports. South Dakota Corn Executive Director DaNita Murray says maintaining the export relationship with Mexico is what’s important. “Mexico is an important customer, so our first and foremost goal is to not disrupt trade.” Nevertheless, with U.S. corn farmers making planting decisions for 2023, market uncertainty could throw a wrench in export demands. “I think the letter says it fairly plainly. Our growers are in the midst of making planting decisions for next year and markets react to decisions like this.” You can read the full letter from NCGA here.
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