Canada requests Mexico talks on GMO ban after U.S. corn move

Canada asked for formal consultations with Mexico over the Latin American nation’s restrictions on genetically modified agricultural imports under their free-trade agreement, following a separate request by the U.S. focused on corn earlier this week.

Canada requested the talks on Tuesday, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified without permission to speak publicly.

A spokesperson for Canadian Trade Minister Mary Ng didn’t directly respond when asked if Canada requested consultations.

“Canada will always work with the U.S. and Mexico to strengthen our trade relationship and grow a clean, green agriculture sector,” Shanti Cosentino, Ng’s press secretary, said in a statement. It added that the USMCA “has the ability to hold technical consultations to better understand how our policies are to be implemented under this agreement.”