The Chief Ag Negotiator for the U.S. Trade Representative’s office says it’s important that the U.S. can maintain its current market access for ag goods through previously negotiated trade agreements. Earlier this week Mexico’s president issued a decree to immediately ban the import of GM white corn from the U.S. and eventually would stop imports of yellow corn for feed and industrial uses once Mexico could source the product elsewhere. National Corn Growers Association president Tom Haag says the integrity of the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement is at stake.
Doug McKalip told members of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture ensuring corn trade with Mexico isn’t disrupted is a top priority.
