# Drought, low prices to drop Mexico’s grain production  | World Grain

> USDA's FAS projects Mexico's 2024-25 corn output at 23.3 million tonnes, down 1%, and wheat output at 2.6 million tonnes, down 24%, due to prolonged drought and a 13% drop in fall/winter planted area. Corn imports are forecast to rise 1% to 25 million tonnes and wheat imports to 5.8 million tonnes.

- Date: 2025-01-29 · published 2025-01-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26570-drought-low-prices-to-drop-mexico-s-grain-production-world-grain
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Mexican domestic grain output raises import demand for corn and wheat, supporting world export prices for feed grains.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-02-15 | [Drought raises Mexico’s corn import outlook \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31645-drought-raises-mexico-s-corn-import-outlook-world-grain.md) | +0.3% | +4.4% |
| CORN | 2022-11-08 | [Drought drops France’s maize output \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38618-drought-drops-france-s-maize-output-world-grain.md) | -0.0% | -6.6% |
| CORN | 2023-09-04 | [Crop tour sees lower soybean estimates due to drought, record heat  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13245-crop-tour-sees-lower-soybean-estimates-due-to-drought-record-heat-world-grain.md) | +0.4% | -7.7% |
| CORN | 2023-08-30 | [Extreme heat, drought take toll on US crops \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13254-extreme-heat-drought-take-toll-on-us-crops-world-grain.md) | -0.0% | -8.2% |
| CORN | 2026-10-12 | [Argentina’s soy production grows under super El Niño \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13772-argentina-s-soy-production-grows-under-super-el-nino-world-grain.md) | -1.1% | — |
| WHEAT | 2017-07-11 | [ABN Amro: Grain prices higher due to US drought • De Molenaar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70017-abn-amro-grain-prices-higher-due-to-us-drought-de-molenaar.md) | -2.0% | -1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2018-12-04 | [Australia’s winter crop production estimated to plummet 23% \| 2018-12-04  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61534-australia-s-winter-crop-production-estimated-to-plummet-23-2018-12-04-world.md) | -0.3% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2019-09-03 | [World wheat production drops - eComercio Agrario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57027-world-wheat-production-drops-ecomercio-agrario.md) | -0.8% | +5.2% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/20980-drought-low-prices-to-drop-mexicos-grain-production

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