Mexico’s failure to live up to its transnational commitments would negatively impact the Illinois corn industry and we urge you to take every step necessary to resolve this situation amicably.”

A bipartisan group of five federal lawmakers from Illinois sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Katherine Tai and USTR Chief Agricultural Negotiator Doug McKalip urging them to bring a formal challenge against Mexico for its ban on imports of genetically engineered corn grown in the U.S.