Agribusiness / Food in Mexico
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ARGENTINA, 2017/07/21
Next several years of negotiation, Argentina closed a transaction to sell fresh lemons to Mexico, next both nations agreed on phytosanitary requirements for the Argentinean exports of the fruits.
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UNITED STATES, 2015/11/08
The ministry, known as Sagarpa, had given the green light for genetically modified seeds to be used, but it violated the rights of local indigenous communities, which are guaranteed consultation by the Mexican constitution, the court ruled. The ban will remain in place until a consultation takes place. Monsanto, the world's major seed company, has been blocked from planting genetically modified soy seeds in the southern Mexican states of Campeche and Yucatan next the country's Supreme Court granted an injunction against the country’s agriculture ministry, teleSur reported.
“Indigenous peoples and communities in the country are entitled to be consulted in cases where impacts could be significant,” the court said in a statement. Several of the indigenous communities affected had been responsible for filing the injunction against Sagarpa.
U.S.-based Monsanto said in a statement that it respects the court’s decision and is waiting to see a full-text version of the ruling.
