# Regulating for Globalization

> A commentary examines Mexico's new agricultural policy under President López Obrador, focusing on funding for mainline subsidy programs in his first year. It also introduces SEGALMEX, a government agency created by a January 18, 2019 decree to buy staples at guaranteed prices. The author argues the policy resembles the guaranteed-price scheme used from 1965 to 1998.

- Date: 2019-02-25 · published 2019-02-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60549-regulating-for-globalization
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A push for self-sufficiency in corn, wheat, beans, rice and milk could cut Mexico's import demand for feed grains over time, which is bearish for U.S. yellow corn and wheat exports. The effect is a longer-term policy risk rather than an immediate price move.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

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| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-05-05 | [China reshapes poultry feed formulations - Poultry World](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47205-china-reshapes-poultry-feed-formulations-poultry-world.md) | +1.4% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2022-01-19 | [Mexican science agency halves recommendation for glyphosate imports this year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43124-mexican-science-agency-halves-recommendation-for-glyphosate-imports-this-year.md) | +2.1% | +6.9% |
| CORN | 2025-04-04 | [Mexico Bans the Cultivation of Genetically Modified Corn, Opening Door for Other Restrictions in the Future](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25096-mexico-bans-the-cultivation-of-genetically-modified-corn-opening-door-for-other.md) | +3.4% | +2.3% |
| CORN | 2021-11-03 | [Mexico: Front line of the global food war – POLITICO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44040-mexico-front-line-of-the-global-food-war-politico.md) | +1.2% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2025-04-24 | [Grain Transportation Report, April 24, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16454-grain-transportation-report-april-24-2025.md) | -1.0% | -1.1% |
| WHEAT | 2023-02-10 | [Press Release:Press Information Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37309-press-release-press-information-bureau.md) | -2.5% | -9.0% |
| WHEAT | 2025-02-20 | [Press Release:Press Information Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26016-press-release-press-information-bureau.md) | -0.5% | +0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2021-03-17 | [Morning Market Review for March 17, 2021 - Beachner Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5122-morning-market-review-for-march-17-2021-beachner-grain.md) | +0.9% | -3.6% |

## Sources

- regulatingforglobalization.com: https://regulatingforglobalization.com/2019/02/25/mexicos-new-agricultural-policy-is-mexicos-old-agricultural-policy-part-i/

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