“Canada shares the concern of the United States that Mexico’s measures are not scientifically supported and may unnecessarily disrupt trade in the North American market,” Marie-Claude Bibeau, Canada’s Agriculture Minister, and Mary Ng, Canada’s Agriculture Minister, said in a joint statement. of International Trade.
Canada isn’t a big exporter of corn, but Mexico is one of its biggest markets for canola, much of which is also genetically modified.
If the consultations do not resolve the disagreements within 75 days, Washington can request that a dispute settlement panel decide the case.
The United States requested formal trade consultations in March over its objections to Mexico’s plans to limit imports of genetically modified corn and other agricultural biotech products.
Those consultations were held but failed to resolve the issue, senior officials in the office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) said recently.
