# Imported tortillas? Big Mexican farmers fear cuts will hit harvests

> Large Mexican farmers warn that spending cuts could reduce domestic harvests. Agriculture ministry projections show yellow corn imports rising 5% to 16.2 million tonnes in 2019/20, with white corn imports up 20% on a smaller volume.

- Date: 2020-10-15 · published 2020-10-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50626-imported-tortillas-big-mexican-farmers-fear-cuts-will-hit-harvests
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Expected growth in Mexican corn imports, mainly yellow corn from the U.S., supports U.S. corn export demand. Weaker domestic output would increase reliance on imports.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-01-27 | [Mexico Will Have Higher Corn Imports in 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55044-mexico-will-have-higher-corn-imports-in-2020.md) | -1.2% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2016-11-04 | [Mexican importers looking for new business \| News, Sports, Jobs - Farm News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73816-mexican-importers-looking-for-new-business-news-sports-jobs-farm-news.md) | +2.6% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2026-07-23 | [Mexico Business News: Mexico Grain Imports Hit Highest…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18313-mexico-business-news-mexico-grain-imports-hit-highest.md) | -2.8% | -0.4% |
| CORN | 2025-01-01 | [Trade dispute: US can compel Mexico to accept GM corn for its tortillas](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26963-trade-dispute-us-can-compel-mexico-to-accept-gm-corn-for-its-tortillas.md) | -0.5% | +5.7% |
| CORN | 2023-09-21 | [Harvest pressure, looming corn imports weigh on barley bids - MarketsFarm](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34174-harvest-pressure-looming-corn-imports-weigh-on-barley-bids-marketsfarm.md) | -0.2% | +0.5% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/mexico-agriculture/imported-tortillas-big-mexican-farmers-fear-cuts-will-hit-harvests-idUSKBN2701PG/

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