# US agricultural exports/imports threatened by Trump trade actions | Reuters

> Census data shows US corn exports reached $13.9 billion in 2024, up 6% from 2023. Mexico, Japan, Colombia and South Korea offset an 80% drop in exports to China.

- Date: 2025-04-01 · published 2025-04-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25100-us-agricultural-exports-imports-threatened-by-trump-trade-actions-reuters
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Confirms Mexico as the dominant buyer of US corn and shows China's absence is being covered by other markets, a backdrop rather than a new price driver.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-08-07 | [China July trade data: exports growth beats estimates as imports recover](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14643-china-july-trade-data-exports-growth-beats-estimates-as-imports-recover.md) | -1.1% | +3.9% |
| CORN | 2025-11-14 | [1380. Trends in Export Restrictions on Major Crops \| Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences \| JIRCAS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21917-1380-trends-in-export-restrictions-on-major-crops-japan-international-research.md) | -0.8% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2018-08-29 | [Agricultural Trade with Mexico and the Preliminary U.S.-Mexico Agreement in NAFTA Negotiations - EveryCRSReport.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63508-agricultural-trade-with-mexico-and-the-preliminary-u-s-mexico-agreement-in.md) | +2.7% | +4.2% |
| CORN | 2024-10-25 | [Export Sales to China and Mexico \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14712-export-sales-to-china-and-mexico-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | -1.7% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2020-06-11 | [June USDA report on par with trade expectations \| 2020-06-11  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52553-june-usda-report-on-par-with-trade-expectations-2020-06-11-agri-pulse.md) | +1.0% | +5.3% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/us-agricultural-exportsimports-threatened-by-trump-trade-actions-2025-04-01/

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