NEBRASKA FARMERS FRUSTRATED BY MEXICAN PLAN TO STOP BUYING GMO CORN FROM U.S.

LINCOLN- Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced plans to stop allowing imports of bioengineered corn by the end of January, arguing that the ban is necessary to protect Mexico's native corn varieties from genetically modified seeds. According to the Nebraska Corn Growers Association, around 90% of American corn used in the country and imported to others is genetically modified.

State agriculture statistics show that Nebraska exported more than $348 million worth of corn to Mexico, the state's top export market. Because of this, Nebraska's corn growers and other American agricultural organizations called on President Biden to use upcoming trade talks to change Lopez Obrador's mind. Andy Jobman, president of the Nebraska Corn Growers, said he was "baffled" by the administration's "lack of action on this issue."

The coalition of corn growers urged President Biden to file a trade dispute under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement to stop this export cutoff. U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer, alongside a group of 25 other Senators, signed a letter criticizing Mexico's move, arguing that their "action are unsupported by science and a breach of USMCA."

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