 With the country's appetite for meat products increasing, maintaining a steady import of yellow corn is crucial. In a broader context, this policy shift also has implications for the ongoing trade dispute between the U.S. and Mexico over genetically modified corn. The U.S. has argued that Mexico's restrictions on GM corn lacked scientific basis and violate the trade agreements under which the U.S., Mexico and Canada all work. A formal ruling on this dispute is expected by the end of the year.