International The US and Mexican governments are feverishly engaged in trade negotiations to avoid a corn war

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“President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) ban on genetically modified grain has put the agricultural sectors of both countries on the defensive. There are fears of drastic increases in production costs, and the US is threatening to invoke the tripartite United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). While AMLO has signaled that he may be willing to soften the ban to avoid negative impacts on multimillion dollar US imports, Mexican environmentalists opposed to agrochemicals and genetically modified organisms (GMO) are calling for their government to resist US pressure.”

President López approved a decree in late 2020 aimed at protecting indigenous corn cultivators and safeguarding public health from the use of agrochemicals. The measure revoked existing authorizations “for the use of genetically modified corn in Mexico’s food supply” and targeted its complete elimination by January 2024. While the ban was applauded by environmentalists, it aroused the ire of agricultural interests on both sides of the US-Mexico border.

“Mexico is the world’s largest importer of American corn, and bought 16.8 million tons from US farmers for $4.7 billion in 2021. The vast majority is yellow corn used in animal feed, which is usually genetically modified. Mexico depends on imports to cover 75% of its yellow corn needs, but is self-sufficient in white corn for human consumption. The yellow corn market is booming and has grown 86% in the last decade, according to the US Department of Agriculture. But the Mexican ban is casting a broad shadow on the future of the yellow corn market.”

Elpais.com

I wouldn’t want an international spat over corn, but what say you? Is Mexico making the right decision?

 

[Fluffernutter]

What in particular is his issue with GMO corn?

 

[moreorless87]

What in particular is his issue with GMO corn?

Not good for small farmers I'm guessing as it needs significant investment and maybe only profitable when used on a large scale plus it depends heavily on weed and insect spraying which can be environmentally damaging.

 

[Rholk]

The GMO hate seems to me as one of the dumbest issues around these days

 

[Blayt7hh]

I want to see the corn fight it out

 

[freakroor]

GMO corn, aka “Roundup-ready” corn, is engineered to survive being sprayed with roundup, a very nasty herbicide that has been proven to find its way into our bloodstreams.

Mexico is definitely doing the right thing in attempting to ban that shit. roundup-ready crops are poisoning our bodies and our soil, and that is not just a conspiracy theory.

 

[Richmma80]

WHY THE FUCK ARE ALL THESE PROBLEMS HAPPENING UNDER BIDEN???

 

[Mr. Shickadance]

Does this mean we’ll have maize runners? Like drug runners cause ima gonna need that good starch

 

[HARRISON_3]

 

[Seano]

Not good for small farmers I'm guessing as it needs significant investment and maybe only profitable when used on a large scale plus it depends heavily on weed and insect spraying which can be environmentally damaging.

Why would GMO's need more weed and insect spraying than any other crop?

 

[Seano]

double

 

[Mr Holmes]

The GMO hate seems to me as one of the dumbest issues around these days

Lol, a propaganda video telling me poison for insects is fine for me. I heard asbestos was safe too before we found out it wasn't.

 

[Rholk]

Lol, a propaganda video telling me poison for insects is fine for me. I heard asbestos was safe too before we found out it wasn't.

Allright, I'm far from an expert on this.
But from what i gather, what can be poisonous for one species doesn't have to be harmful for another. (Not quite sure thats even debatable tbh)
Studies are done before anything gets approved for consumption....
The anti-GMO movement seems to be almost entirely fueled on gut-feelings.
And thats fine, if you don't trust them, don't eat them, slap some label on non-GMO food if there's a market for that.

 

[Rod1]

What in particular is his issue with GMO corn?

He is legit a retard, like Trump, but with way more power, has a big mass majority in both chambers of Congress plus support from several power players in the country.

My guess is that he decided "ill just pressure the US with corn to get something" the fucking imbecile (doesn't knows or doesn't gives a shit, like most left wing populists) that American corn is imported as an input for Mexican meat producers.


So yeah, he is basically a retard holding a grenade in hand playing chicken with everyone scared because he is legit a moron.

 

[AristotleAmadopolis]

They need to record a back and forth diss track




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[Mr Holmes]

Allright, I'm far from an expert on this.
But from what i gather, what can be poisonous for one species doesn't have to be harmful for another. (Not quite sure thats even debatable tbh)
Studies are done before anything gets approved for consumption....
The anti-GMO movement seems to be almost entirely fueled on gut-feelings.
And thats fine, if you don't trust them, don't eat them, slap some label on non-GMO food if there's a market for that.

As far as I know there's no long term studies that show the impacts of dna infused pesticides on your gut microbiome. And we actually still know very little of the microbiome, but we are finding out it impacts everything from brain function, to mood. And while we're seeing cases of colon cancer skyrocket in developed countries and almost non-existent in non-developed cultures, I'll remain skeptical.

 

[Rod1]

Why would GMO's need more weed and insect spraying than any other crop?

Because its cheaper to mass spray herbicide via a plane than to send workers to the field to root out weed.

 

[moreorless87]

Why would GMO's need more weed and insect spraying than any other crop?

A lot of GMO's actually one of the main changes is higher resistance to insect and herbicide, I'm guessing growing crop varieties that might normally be too vulnerable to those things in a certain area

 

[Rod1]

As far as I know there's no long term studies that show the impacts of dna infused pesticides on your gut microbiome. And we actually still know very little of the microbiome, but we are finding out it impacts everything from brain function, to mood. And while we're seeing cases of colon cancer skyrocket in developed countries and almost non-existent in non-developed cultures, I'll remain skeptical.

There is no GMO corn for human consumption in Mexico, most GMO corn is for animal feed.

 

[Rod1]

WHY THE FUCK ARE ALL THESE PROBLEMS HAPPENING UNDER BIDEN???

Because Trump was friendly with Mexican corrupt ass government Biden isnt.