AreaMexico

Commodity GroupGrains

CommodityMaize

Date23/06/2023

Policy CategoryTrade

Policy InstrumentImport tariff

DescriptionImposed a 50 percent tariff on white maize imports until the end of the year in order to boost domestic production and prevent imports of genetically modified maize. This decision comes amid a trade dispute between Mexico and its North America trading partners, Canada and the United States, over the issue of genetically modified maize.