# Guaranteed prices for producers could put pressure on inflation

> Experts warn that Mexico's guaranteed price program for corn, beans, wheat, rice and milk could add inflation pressure and distort competition if poorly executed. A former competition regulator says the corn purchase price of 5,600 pesos per tonne is well above the 4,000-peso market price, risking losses and fraud.

- Date: 2019-01-29 · published 2019-01-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61062-guaranteed-prices-for-producers-could-put-pressure-on-inflation
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

If the state pays well above market and limits imports to support the program, Mexican feed and food grain demand could shift, affecting import flows for US corn and wheat.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-12-17 | [Thompson Secures Aid for America's Producers \| House Agriculture Committee](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26953-thompson-secures-aid-for-america-s-producers-house-agriculture-committee.md) | +0.1% | +5.5% |
| CORN | 2026-08-04 | [Ukraine introduces 0.714 coefficient for minimum export prices on grains and oilseeds](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12804-ukraine-introduces-0-714-coefficient-for-minimum-export-prices-on-grains-and.md) | -0.5% | +10.1% |
| CORN | 2017-04-03 | [Small grains producer price announced - Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71582-small-grains-producer-price-announced-commercial-farmers-union-of-zimbabwe.md) | -0.9% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2023-04-20 | [EU Regulation on deforestation-free products: What comes next for importers / exporters of agricultural commodities? \| BLOMSTEIN](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36440-eu-regulation-on-deforestation-free-products-what-comes-next-for-importers.md) | -1.0% | -9.9% |
| CORN | 2017-07-17 | [EPA proposal on biodiesel regulations draws concerns from Nebraska, Iowa ethanol producers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69852-epa-proposal-on-biodiesel-regulations-draws-concerns-from-nebraska-iowa-ethanol.md) | +2.4% | -1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2026-08-04 | [Ukraine introduces 0.714 coefficient for minimum export prices on grains and oilseeds](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12804-ukraine-introduces-0-714-coefficient-for-minimum-export-prices-on-grains-and.md) | +0.1% | +5.3% |
| WHEAT | 2020-01-21 | [Grain groups in Canada want assurances for rail option - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55089-grain-groups-in-canada-want-assurances-for-rail-option-freightwaves.md) | -4.1% | -0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2025-08-26 | [Press Release Page \| Press Information Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23289-press-release-page-press-information-bureau.md) | +0.4% | -1.2% |

## Sources

- mexiconewsdaily.com: https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/guaranteed-prices-could-put-pressure-on-inflation/

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