# USMCA Enters Into Force, Paves Way For Improved Agricultural Market Access - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council

> The USMCA officially entered into force on July 1, 2020, and the US Grains Council welcomed it as a way to strengthen trade with Mexico and Canada. The council works with corn, sorghum, barley, co-product and ethanol customers in both countries.

- Date: 2020-07-02 · published 2020-07-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52083-usmca-enters-into-force-paves-way-for-improved-agricultural-market-access-u-s
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Formal entry into force secures tariff-free access for US corn, sorghum and barley to Mexico and Canada, supporting steady feed-grain export demand.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-10-04 | [New U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement Preserves Market Access, Improves Trade Logistics To Top U.S. Grain Markets - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62508-new-u-s-mexico-canada-agreement-preserves-market-access-improves-trade.md) | -1.5% | -1.1% |
| CORN | 2024-05-30 | [Market Perspectives - May 30, 2024 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13183-market-perspectives-may-30-2024-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts-council.md) | -4.0% | -5.1% |
| CORN | 2026-04-08 | [U.S. Corn Secures Continued Access to $5 Billion Mexican Corn Export Market - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19671-u-s-corn-secures-continued-access-to-5-billion-mexican-corn-export-market-u-s.md) | -1.0% | +2.9% |
| CORN | 2017-03-16 | [Market Perspectives March 16, 2017 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8403-market-perspectives-march-16-2017-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts-council.md) | -1.1% | +0.7% |
| CORN | 2021-03-18 | [Market Perspectives – March 18, 2021 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5672-market-perspectives-march-18-2021-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts-council.md) | +10.8% | +13.2% |

## Sources

- grains.org: https://grains.org/usmca-enters-into-force-paves-way-for-improved-agricultural-market-access/

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