# Mexico, Canada Stay Top Markets As USMCA Report Shows Benefits - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council

> USDA data show Mexico remains the top buyer of U.S. corn, at 8.59 million metric tons, up 26.3% year-over-year, and the top buyer of U.S. DDGS, at nearly 978,000 tons, in the first six months of the 2018/2019 marketing year. Canada is the second-largest buyer of U.S. ethanol and has bought 1.18 million tons of U.S. corn, up nearly 77%.

- Date: 2019-04-25 · published 2019-04-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59558-mexico-canada-stay-top-markets-as-usmca-report-shows-benefits-u-s-grains-and
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Strong North American export demand supports corn and DDGS prices, and it underlines the value of duty-free NAFTA access while USMCA is pending.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: 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 | 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 | 2026-04-08 | [U.S. Grains Council Secures White Corn Sales To Mexico - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19674-u-s-grains-council-secures-white-corn-sales-to-mexico-u-s-grains-and.md) | -1.0% | +2.9% |
| CORN | 2019-11-14 | [USDA Trade Mission Emphasizes Importance Of Mexican Market - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56024-usda-trade-mission-emphasizes-importance-of-mexican-market-u-s-grains-and.md) | -0.9% | -2.6% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- grains.org: https://grains.org/mexico-canada-stay-top-markets-as-usmca-report-shows-benefits/

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