# Establish Self‑Sufficiency Priorities

> An interview with Juan Carlos Anaya of GCMA reviews Mexico's agricultural performance under the Peña Nieto administration, noting a trade surplus since 2015 and steady growth since NAFTA. It notes Mexico was the world's top importer of yellow corn in 2018 and is not self-sufficient in grains and oilseeds. The discussion turns to the opportunities created by López Obrador's self-sufficiency goal.

- Date: 2019-02-07 · published 2019-02-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60550-establish-self-sufficiency-priorities
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Mexico's large and growing demand for imported yellow corn, used mainly for livestock feed, supports U.S. corn export flows. A shift toward self-sufficiency would be the main risk to that demand, so the link to prices is indirect.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

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## Sources

- mexicobusiness.news: https://mexicobusiness.news/agribusiness/news/establish-self-sufficiency-priorities

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