# USDA Closes In On $1.5 Billion Ethanol Deal with Mexico

> USDA says an ethanol export deal with Mexico worth about $1.5 billion is close to final. Secretary Rollins mentioned the deal during a visit to an ADM facility in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and USDA expects it could raise ethanol exports by 32%.

- Date: 2026-10-30 · published 2026-10-30T10:05:28.497Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/2076-usda-closes-in-on-1-5-billion-ethanol-deal-with-mexico
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Higher US ethanol export demand supports corn grind and distillers feed demand, a bullish signal for corn.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-06-19 | [Mexico's Senate approves trade deal with US, Canada \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58812-mexico-s-senate-approves-trade-deal-with-us-canada-ap-news.md) | +1.3% | -1.6% |
| CORN | 2019-12-11 | [US ethanol industry welcomes US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement - Biofuels International Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55575-us-ethanol-industry-welcomes-us-mexico-canada-trade-agreement-biofuels.md) | +5.1% | +4.1% |
| CORN | 2025-01-05 | [Borderlands Mexico: US wins multibillion-dollar corn dispute with Mexico - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26475-borderlands-mexico-us-wins-multibillion-dollar-corn-dispute-with-mexico.md) | +4.1% | +5.3% |
| CORN | 2022-11-29 | [Mexico open to deal with U.S. on GMO corn as farmers demand clarity over ban \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38650-mexico-open-to-deal-with-u-s-on-gmo-corn-as-farmers-demand-clarity-over-ban.md) | -3.8% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2018-02-06 | [New RFA Report Confirms Record Ethanol Exports of 1.37 Billion Gallons in 2017](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66500-new-rfa-report-confirms-record-ethanol-exports-of-1-37-billion-gallons-in-2017.md) | +1.3% | +3.3% |

## Sources

- agweb.com: https://www.agweb.com/usda-closes-1-5-billion-ethanol-deal-mexico

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