# Mexican farmers urge 'mirror' tariffs on Trump's rural base

> Mexican agricultural leaders are calling for 'mirror measures' that would restrict US farm imports in politically sensitive products. The push follows Mexico's pledge to become self-sufficient in key farm products where US imports have grown sharply.

- Date: 2019-03-06 · published 2019-03-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60064-mexican-farmers-urge-mirror-tariffs-on-trump-s-rural-base
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Retaliatory tariffs on US farm goods would cut US export demand for grains and oilseeds, which would weigh on prices.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-06-07 | [Will more Trump tariffs hurt or help U.S. farmers?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29760-will-more-trump-tariffs-hurt-or-help-u-s-farmers.md) | +5.6% | -4.9% |
| CORN | 2025-04-10 | [Trump, tariffs and farmers : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25114-trump-tariffs-and-farmers-npr.md) | +3.1% | -3.3% |
| CORN | 2019-08-12 | [How Trump’s tariffs finance farmer bailouts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57601-how-trump-s-tariffs-finance-farmer-bailouts.md) | -6.0% | -8.6% |
| CORN | 2019-05-31 | [Mexican Tariffs Pose Threat for Texas Corn Farmers - Texas Corn Producers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59072-mexican-tariffs-pose-threat-for-texas-corn-farmers-texas-corn-producers.md) | -2.5% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2019-05-31 | [6 things to know about Trump’s Mexico tariffs \| Brookings](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59303-6-things-to-know-about-trump-s-mexico-tariffs-brookings.md) | -2.5% | +3.0% |
| SOY | 2024-06-07 | [Will more Trump tariffs hurt or help U.S. farmers?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29760-will-more-trump-tariffs-hurt-or-help-u-s-farmers.md) | -0.9% | -2.1% |
| SOY | 2025-04-10 | [Trump, tariffs and farmers : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25114-trump-tariffs-and-farmers-npr.md) | +2.6% | +2.4% |
| SOY | 2019-08-12 | [How Trump’s tariffs finance farmer bailouts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57601-how-trump-s-tariffs-finance-farmer-bailouts.md) | -0.7% | -3.3% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-usa-trade/mexican-farmers-urge-mirror-tariffs-on-trumps-rural-base-idUSKCN1QN09R/?feedName=topNews&feedType=RSS

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