# A Plan to Rebuild Rural Mexico Could Shake Up U.S. Corn Markets - Progressive.org

> Progressive.org reports that Mexico's incoming president, López Obrador, has pledged to end corn imports within five years, a goal from a campesino plan. Mexico imported 16.5 million metric tons of corn in 2017, more than any other country.

- Date: 2018-10-18 · published 2018-10-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62511-a-plan-to-rebuild-rural-mexico-could-shake-up-u-s-corn-markets-progressive-org
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Mexico is the world's largest corn importer, so a stated plan to phase out imports is a significant long-term bearish risk for U.S. corn export demand, though implementation is uncertain.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-10-07 | [Mexico plans to ban GM corn imports, stirring potential conflict with U.S. - The Organic & Non-GMO Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50621-mexico-plans-to-ban-gm-corn-imports-stirring-potential-conflict-with-u-s-the.md) | +2.0% | +6.5% |
| CORN | 2021-02-04 | [Mexico’s GM corn ban would hit U.S. hard \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48617-mexico-s-gm-corn-ban-would-hit-u-s-hard-the-western-producer.md) | -3.1% | -3.9% |
| CORN | 2023-07-20 | [US Requests Mexico to Delay GM Corn Prohibition](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35021-us-requests-mexico-to-delay-gm-corn-prohibition.md) | +9.4% | -7.2% |
| CORN | 2022-09-27 | [U.S. needs to press Mexico on looming biotech corn ban, Vilsack says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39580-u-s-needs-to-press-mexico-on-looming-biotech-corn-ban-vilsack-says.md) | +1.8% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2017-02-14 | ['No Mas' to U.S. Corn Imports, Mexico Senator Says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72496-no-mas-to-u-s-corn-imports-mexico-senator-says.md) | -0.2% | -2.4% |

## Sources

- progressive.org: https://progressive.org/latest/a-plan-to-rebuild-rural-mexico-could-shake-up-u-s-corn-181018/

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