# USGC’s LeGrand sees hurdles in Mexico, hope elsewhere | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.

> U.S. Grains Council CEO Ryan LeGrand said at the council's annual meeting in Sacramento that he was optimistic about most export markets but frustrated by Mexican decrees and Colombian trade decisions. He highlighted new feed grain and distillers grains opportunities in Africa, Indonesia and the UK, and noted that China has agreed to import Brazilian corn. He also reported that U.S. ethanol exports are on pace to exceed 1.5 billion gallons this marketing year.

- Date: 2022-07-27 · published 2022-07-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40464-usgc-s-legrand-sees-hurdles-in-mexico-hope-elsewhere-agri-pulse-communications
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger ethanol and distillers grains demand supports U.S. corn and DDGS, but China's Brazilian corn purchases could shift global grain flows and weigh on U.S. corn export demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-12-16 | [Mexico offers new alterations to decree banning GM corn \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38229-mexico-offers-new-alterations-to-decree-banning-gm-corn-agri-pulse.md) | +0.7% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2022-10-28 | [Vilsack 'confident' in US corn exports to Mexico despite reported expansion of biotech ban \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39107-vilsack-confident-in-us-corn-exports-to-mexico-despite-reported-expansion-of.md) | -2.5% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2021-05-05 | [USTR prepares for USMCA meeting amid ongoing disputes \| 2021-05-04  \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47084-ustr-prepares-for-usmca-meeting-amid-ongoing-disputes-2021-05-04-agri-pulse.md) | +1.4% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2018-03-12 | [Syngenta agrees to $1.5 B settlement of corn trait litigation \| 2018-03-12 \| Agri-Pulse \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65981-syngenta-agrees-to-1-5-b-settlement-of-corn-trait-litigation-2018-03-12-agri.md) | +1.7% | +5.0% |
| CORN | 2021-11-15 | [Tariffs and supply chain not on agenda for Biden-Xi meeting \| 2021-11-14 \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14978-tariffs-and-supply-chain-not-on-agenda-for-biden-xi-meeting-2021-11-14-agri.md) | -2.1% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- agri-pulse.com: https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/18026-usgcs-legrand-sees-hurdles-in-mexico-hope-elsewhere

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