Senator Deb Fischer Discusses Mexico’s Misguided, Unscientific Effort to Ban Genetically Engineered Corn

At a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) questioned a senior official from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) about ongoing negotiations to push back against Mexico’s proposed ban on genetically modified corn.
Sen. Fischer has been raising concerns about this issue for months. In December, Sen. Fischer led a letter to USDA and the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) opposing Mexico’s ban and urging the Biden administration to consider all options available to hold Mexico to their trade commitments, including possible enforcement under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
During the hearing, Sen. Fischer also urged USDA’s Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor to advocate for market access provisions, especially for agriculture, to be included under the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), an economic initiative launched by President Biden on May 23, 2022.