US Ag Chief Vilsack ‘Disappointed’ in Mexico GMO Corn Decree
- Rebuffs Mexico president’s concession on simmering trade fight
- AMLO still plans to move forward with ban on human consumption
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador
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US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack rebuffed a concession by Mexico in a simmering trade dispute over a planned ban on genetically modified US corn.
Vilsack is “disappointed” by Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s decree that would scale back the planned ban by scrapping a deadline to halt imports of GMO corn for livestock feed, according to a statement Tuesday. The Mexican president known as AMLO is still pressing forward with a prohibition on GMO corn for human consumption.