# US, Mexican officials to discuss agriculture, energy as Trump casts doubt on trade deal | Reuters

> U.S. and Mexican negotiators meet in Washington on June 16-17 for a second round of talks on agriculture and energy as part of efforts to revamp USMCA. President Trump has cast doubt on renewing the 32-year-old trade pact, which also includes Canada. Mexico and Canada took more than $58.6 billion in US farm exports in 2025.

- Date: 2026-06-16 · published 2026-06-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18755-us-mexican-officials-to-discuss-agriculture-energy-as-trump-casts-doubt-on
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Uncertainty over USMCA threatens duty-free access to the largest US farm export markets, particularly Mexico's corn and Canada's ethanol demand. Any signal of tariffs or reduced access would weigh on US corn and related feed prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- DDGS: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-01-31 | [US agricultural exports/imports threatened by Trump trade actions \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14689-us-agricultural-exports-imports-threatened-by-trump-trade-actions-reuters.md) | +0.5% | -3.5% |
| CORN | 2022-10-27 | [EXCLUSIVE: EXCLUSIVE Mexico to proceed with GMO corn ban, seeks international grain deals -official \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39106-exclusive-exclusive-mexico-to-proceed-with-gmo-corn-ban-seeks-international.md) | -2.0% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2023-11-02 | [U.S. farm leaders, visiting China, talk up agriculture trade \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14797-u-s-farm-leaders-visiting-china-talk-up-agriculture-trade-reuters.md) | +1.4% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2023-08-17 | [United States Establishes USMCA Dispute Panel on Mexico’s Agricultural Biotechnology Measures \| United States Trade Representative](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34536-united-states-establishes-usmca-dispute-panel-on-mexico-s-agricultural.md) | +1.2% | -1.4% |
| CORN | 2016-11-18 | [Trump's tough talk on China risks impacting agriculture and food trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73818-trump-s-tough-talk-on-china-risks-impacting-agriculture-and-food-trade.md) | +2.1% | +4.0% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/us-mexican-officials-discuss-agriculture-energy-trump-casts-doubt-trade-deal-2026-06-16/

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