# Mexico adds temporary 50% tariff to white corn exports | World Grain

> Mexico will impose a temporary 50% export tax on white corn until June 30, 2023, citing supply and price stability. Mexico produced about 23 million tonnes of white corn in 2022 and mostly uses it for local consumption.

- Date: 2023-01-17 · published 2023-01-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37748-mexico-adds-temporary-50-tariff-to-white-corn-exports-world-grain
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The tax mainly affects white corn, a food crop with little export flow, so the direct effect on feed corn and U.S. yellow corn prices is limited.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-02-23 | [Argentinean farm group wants grain export tax gone \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14051-argentinean-farm-group-wants-grain-export-tax-gone-world-grain.md) | +7.5% | +12.7% |
| CORN | 2023-09-06 | [Mexico Could Modify GM Corn Ban to Appease US, Canada and Avoid Tariffs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34072-mexico-could-modify-gm-corn-ban-to-appease-us-canada-and-avoid-tariffs.md) | -1.3% | -6.5% |
| CORN | 2021-06-08 | [Mexico wants to import non-GMO corn and US farmers say they can deliver it](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46592-mexico-wants-to-import-non-gmo-corn-and-us-farmers-say-they-can-deliver-it.md) | -2.0% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2018-03-20 | [GRAIN \| Mexico: The dangers of industrial corn and its processed edible products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65978-grain-mexico-the-dangers-of-industrial-corn-and-its-processed-edible-products.md) | -0.1% | +3.9% |
| CORN | 2017-12-25 | [Mexicans work to reclaim corn as their own \| Cronkite News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67440-mexicans-work-to-reclaim-corn-as-their-own-cronkite-news.md) | -0.2% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/17984-mexico-adds-temporary-50-tariff-to-white-corn-exports

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