# Mexico’s corn imports are on track to break annual record – Mexico Today is your top source for news about Mexico

> Mexico's corn imports, mostly U.S. yellow corn, are on track to break their annual record, potentially reaching 17.9 million metric tons this year. Growth is driven by demand for animal feed despite government calls for self-sufficiency.

- Date: 2021-09-28 · published 2021-09-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45050-mexico-s-corn-imports-are-on-track-to-break-annual-record-mexico-today-is-your
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Strong Mexican feed-corn import demand supports U.S. corn export pull and prices, with the government's GM corn phase-out a key risk to watch.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2026-04-06 | [Mexico Imports Record Amount of Corn From US - Mexico Solidarity Media](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19673-mexico-imports-record-amount-of-corn-from-us-mexico-solidarity-media.md) | -1.8% | +2.8% |
| CORN | 2018-09-02 | [U.S., Mexico reach agreement on key trade provisions - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63004-u-s-mexico-reach-agreement-on-key-trade-provisions-agweek-1-source-for.md) | +0.9% | +1.1% |
| CORN | 2026-09-07 | [Ethanol Exports Still on Track for Record Year \| Energy.AgWired.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17460-ethanol-exports-still-on-track-for-record-year-energy-agwired-com.md) | +0.4% | +3.1% |
| 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 | 2020-10-26 | [Russian wheat hits a new high on China’s imports and poor outlook for corn crop in the Black Sea - The Sizov Report blog](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50512-russian-wheat-hits-a-new-high-on-china-s-imports-and-poor-outlook-for-corn-crop.md) | +0.3% | +10.2% |

## Sources

- mexicotoday.com: https://mexicotoday.com/2021/09/28/mexicos-corn-imports-are-on-track-to-break-annual-record/

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