On June 2^nd, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. will request a formal dispute settlement consultation with Mexico in terms of the USMCA.

Secretary Vilsack stated, "we fundamentally disagree with the position Mexico has taken on the issue of biotechnology which has been proven to be safe for decades.  Through this action, we are exercising our rights under USMCA while supporting innovation, nutrition security, sustainability and the mutual success of our farmers and producers". 

The request for a dispute settlement consultation is an action subsequent to the unsuccessful request for technical consultations. This may play out over and extended period without resolution but will become moot at the end of the single term of the current President of Mexico, Andres Moreno Lopez Obrador in September 2024.