The US escalated its complaint that Mexico’s ban on genetically modified corn violates the nations’ free-trade deal, heightening tensions between neighbors.
The US Trade Representative’s office on Thursday said it’s establishing a dispute resolution panel under the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement. The panel of trade experts — whose findings are binding — would be charged with deciding whether Mexico’s corn policy is inconsistent with the trade pact. If the group sides with the US, it could ultimately result in tariffs on Mexican goods.
American officials have repeatedly criticized the Mexican government’s prohibition on GMO corn for human consumption, calling the policy unscientific. Imports of GMO corn for animals is allowed, although USTR is concerned that the Mexican government intends to phase that out as well. The escalation risks complicating the relationship between the two nations, given that Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, known as AMLO, reacted angrily to a US request for talks over his nationalist energy policy little more than a year ago. Mexico is the US’s largest trading partner, with almost $400 billion in commerce through the first half of this year, according to data from the US Commerce Department’s Census Bureau.
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