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Nov 8, 2023

Groups formally request to support Mexico’s ban on GM corn in USMCA trade dispute

MINNEAPOLIS—The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP), the Rural Coalition and the Alianza Nacional de Campesinas filed a formal request to file written views in support of Mexico’s ban on genetically modified (GM) c
Sep 25, 2023

Commodity Futures Trading Commission takes stand against election betting

MINNEAPOLIS—On September 22, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) made the broad determination to protect the public interest and the integrity of United States elections by prohibiting KalshiEX, LLC’s self-certified event contract based on the political party control of each chamber of the U.S. Congress.
Aug 17, 2023

U.S. escalates trade dispute over GM corn, challenges Mexico's food sovereignty

MINNEAPOLIS/Washington, D.C.—Today, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) office escalated its complaint against Mexico’s ban on genetically modified (GM) corn, asserting it as a potential violation of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). USTR filed a request for the formation of a dispute resolution panel under the USCMA framework.
Aug 9, 2023

Food system experts launch project to transform global food trade rules

MINNEAPOLIS—The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) is pleased to announce the launch of an ambitious three-year project that will advance urgently needed changes to the global trading system to meet the mounting challenges in global food distribution.
May 30, 2023

USDA Environmental Quality Incentives Program disproportionality funds industrial agriculture practices over real conservation practices

MINNEAPOLIS—A new report from the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP) sheds light on how one U.S. Department of Agriculture conservation program, the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), allocates funds and highlights the disproportionate level of funding received by industrial agriculture practices.
May 15, 2023

Unfair U.S. trade practices undermine Mexico’s food self-sufficiency efforts

MINNEAPOLIS—Today, a new report from the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy’s Timothy A. Wise documents how the United States’ practice of agricultural dumping of cheap exports into Mexico has hampered the Mexican government’s efforts to improve food self-sufficiency.

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