# Imports Surge, Trade Expands and Food Security Shifts

> Mexico is expected to reach record corn imports in 2026 and 2027 as domestic output declines and livestock feed demand rises, with the US as the main supplier. Mexico and the US are also opening a sterile fly facility in Chiapas to fight New World screwworm.

- Date: 2026-07-02 · published 2026-07-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18314-imports-surge-trade-expands-and-food-security-shifts
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Expected record Mexican corn imports underpin US corn export demand, while screwworm controls support livestock sector stability.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-01-10 | [Corn Imports Surge in 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32103-corn-imports-surge-in-2023.md) | -1.1% | -5.0% |
| CORN | 2020-03-06 | [January U.S. Ethanol Net Exports and DDGS Shipments Surge](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54129-january-u-s-ethanol-net-exports-and-ddgs-shipments-surge.md) | -1.0% | -2.3% |
| CORN | 2020-04-26 | [Exports of Russian wheat dry up, stoking food security concerns \| Coronavirus pandemic \| Al Jazeera](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53498-exports-of-russian-wheat-dry-up-stoking-food-security-concerns-coronavirus.md) | -0.7% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2025-04-25 | [Grain transportation demand surges amid strong corn exports \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16460-grain-transportation-demand-surges-amid-strong-corn-exports-feed-and-grain.md) | -2.1% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2024-05-02 | [March U.S. Ethanol and DDGS Exports Surge Toward 2-Year Highs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30241-march-u-s-ethanol-and-ddgs-exports-surge-toward-2-year-highs.md) | +0.9% | +5.7% |

## Sources

- mexicobusiness.news: https://mexicobusiness.news/agribusiness/news/imports-surge-trade-expands-and-food-security-shifts

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