Nebraska Congressional Delegation Pushes Biden Admin to Enforce USMCA Terms for American Corn Growers

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Nebraska Congressmen Flood, Bacon, and Smith recently wrote the United State Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Katherine Tai to express concern that Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) wants to ban genetically modified (GM) corn imports by 2024. This ban would have a direct harm on Nebraska’s corn growers in a state where 90 percent of corn is genetically modified to help grow 1.83 billion bushels in 2021. 

“Losing this key foreign trade partner would cost the American economy $73.89 billion and approximately 32,000 jobs would be lost,” the Nebraska Congressmen wrote. “This issue has hung over the heads of producers for far too long. USTR must take concrete steps to prevent this catastrophic policy from bankrupting American producers.”

You can read the complete letter by clicking here. A profile of Nebraska’s trade with Mexico can be found by clicking here.