Mexico and the United States agreed to continue talks about a dispute over bilateral corn trade and they hope to “consolidate” in January an agreement that gives legal certainty to the parties, the Mexican government said this Friday.
USA, the main trading partner of Mexicohas raised his voice against the plan of the administration of the president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to gradually eliminate transgenic corn and has warned about the repercussions it may have for the exports of its grain producers.
The concerns of the United States government were heard,” the Mexican presidency said in a statement after a meeting in Washington of delegations from both countries.
“It was agreed to continue constructive talks so that in January a mutual understanding can be consolidated that gives legal certainty to all parties,” he added.
Mexico this month offered the United States a one-year extension, to 2025, of the deadline to start a ban on genetically modified corn and is working on a proposal to modify a decree in this regard.
