An agriculture policy expert says there could be unnecessary fallouts in policy and trade relationships if Mexico’s biotech corn ban isn’t lifted.
John Beghin, Yanney Chair and professor with the Clayton Institute of International Trade and Finance with the University of Nebraska says the US has a reasonable case if the Biden administration files a trade dispute under the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement. “Mexico refused or turned down 14 applications or new traits without explanation or risk assessment, which is a blatant violation of USMCA chapters.”
But, Beghin says, the outcome of the dispute process is not simple.
