# US corn exports to Mexico expected to hit record high | Agriculture Dive

> USDA forecasts record US corn exports to Mexico of 20.6 million tonnes for 2023/24, with inspections already 38% above the five-year average. Drought in Mexico is fueling import demand while Chinese purchases have fallen as Brazil supplies more corn.

- Date: 2024-03-11 · published 2024-03-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/31180-us-corn-exports-to-mexico-expected-to-hit-record-high-agriculture-dive
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Record Mexican demand supports US corn export prices and offsets weaker China buying, tightening the export balance for the current marketing year.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-11-08 | [U.S. corn exports to Mexico hit record high - Cultivar Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27401-u-s-corn-exports-to-mexico-hit-record-high-cultivar-magazine.md) | -1.4% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2026-09-15 | [2025 U.S. Ethanol Exports Reach Second Consecutive Record High \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17459-2025-u-s-ethanol-exports-reach-second-consecutive-record-high-usda-foreign.md) | +1.2% | -2.8% |
| CORN | 2026-08-05 | [Export Sales to Mexico \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17889-export-sales-to-mexico-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | -0.5% | +12.4% |
| CORN | 2025-08-12 | [Export Sales to Mexico \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23295-export-sales-to-mexico-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | +0.0% | +4.3% |
| CORN | 2026-09-23 | [Export Sales to Mexico \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17433-export-sales-to-mexico-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | +1.0% | -6.9% |

## Sources

- agriculturedive.com: https://www.agriculturedive.com/news/us-corn-exports-to-mexico-expected-to-hit-record-high/709863/

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