The Mexican government continues to minimize U.S. concerns over President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s restriction on genetically modified white corn ….

Mexican officials insist that their country doesn’t need to import white corn from the U.S. — most of which is grown from GM seeds — so the Mexican restriction that went into place on Feb. 13 will cause no damage to American farmers.

That’s just not the case, says Matt Rush, who grows corn, wheat and soybeans in Fairfield, Illinois.

“I sold white corn on Feb. 14 and today that bid — just the premium — is 63% less than what it was,” said Rush, who uses GM corn seeds.

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“A violation is a violation,” the analyst said.”

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