# Mexican corn imports break record in 2021 - Opportimes

> Mexican corn imports from January to November 2021 reached $4.731 billion, already a record for the full year, according to Bank of Mexico data. Volumes fell 10.5 percent year on year to 14.4 million tons as higher prices lifted values.

- Date: 2022-01-10 · published 2022-01-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43123-mexican-corn-imports-break-record-in-2021-opportimes
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Record import values driven by higher prices show strong Mexican demand for US corn, though falling volumes point to tighter buying, which is mildly supportive for US corn prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-06-28 | [Mexico corn imports seen higher in 2022-23 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40930-mexico-corn-imports-seen-higher-in-2022-23-world-grain.md) | +4.0% | -16.7% |
| CORN | 2025-12-09 | [USDA Increases Corn Exports to Record 3.2 BB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21439-usda-increases-corn-exports-to-record-3-2-bb.md) | +0.1% | +0.5% |
| CORN | 2023-10-09 | [Mexico Reaches Corn Import Records Amid Government Restrictions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33594-mexico-reaches-corn-import-records-amid-government-restrictions.md) | -0.2% | -3.4% |
| CORN | 2022-02-08 | [U.S. Ag Exports Top a Record $177 Billion in 2021](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42670-u-s-ag-exports-top-a-record-177-billion-in-2021.md) | +1.9% | +14.4% |
| CORN | 2023-06-23 | [Mexico to import more corn \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35484-mexico-to-import-more-corn-world-grain.md) | -8.6% | -15.1% |

## Sources

- opportimes.com: https://www.opportimes.com/en/mexican-corn-imports-break-record-in-2021/

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