# Mexico deepens dependence on imported corn

> USDA projects Mexico's corn imports at a record 26.5 million tonnes in 2025/26 and 27 million in 2026/27, while domestic production falls 2% to 24.3 million tonnes. Input costs have risen sharply, with urea up 42% year on year in May 2026.

- Date: 2026-07-01 · published 2026-07-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18315-mexico-deepens-dependence-on-imported-corn
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Urea](https://feedsoft.ai/c/UREA.md)

## Why it matters

Record projected import needs for Mexico's feed-driven market support US corn export prospects, while higher fertilizer costs could trim domestic Mexican output and sorghum substitution could shift some feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- UREA: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-06-23 | [Mexico to import more corn \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35484-mexico-to-import-more-corn-world-grain.md) | -8.6% | -15.1% |
| CORN | 2020-10-27 | [Mexico's Jan-Sep corn imports up 3.6% year-on-year: GCMA - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50625-mexico-s-jan-sep-corn-imports-up-3-6-year-on-year-gcma-fastmarkets.md) | -3.7% | +6.9% |
| CORN | 2022-06-28 | [Mexico corn imports seen higher in 2022-23 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40930-mexico-corn-imports-seen-higher-in-2022-23-world-grain.md) | +4.0% | -16.7% |
| CORN | 2023-10-09 | [Mexico Reaches Corn Import Records Amid Government Restrictions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33594-mexico-reaches-corn-import-records-amid-government-restrictions.md) | -0.2% | -3.4% |
| CORN | 2022-01-10 | [Mexican corn imports break record in 2021 - Opportimes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43123-mexican-corn-imports-break-record-in-2021-opportimes.md) | +1.3% | +3.3% |
| UREA | 2022-07-05 | [Impacts and Repercussions of Price Increases on the Global Fertilizer Market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40415-impacts-and-repercussions-of-price-increases-on-the-global-fertilizer-market.md) | -0.0% | +12.8% |
| UREA | 2025-04-30 | [Increased corn acres driving higher fertilizer prices; farmers may see fuel price relief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4277-increased-corn-acres-driving-higher-fertilizer-prices-farmers-may-see-fuel.md) | +17.4% | +7.7% |
| UREA | 2022-05-29 | [Texas A&M Report Shows Impact of Higher Crop and Input Prices for 2022 - Cotton Grower](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41537-texas-a-and-m-report-shows-impact-of-higher-crop-and-input-prices-for-2022.md) | -8.8% | -13.2% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/mexico-deepens-dependence-on-imported-corn/

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