# AMLO's corn plan questioned: there's not enough land

> Agricultural experts questioned whether the incoming Mexican government can meet its goal of raising corn output by 15 million tonnes by 2024, citing limited land and water. Mexico's corn imports from the US more than doubled between 2013 and 2017.

- Date: 2018-09-13 · published 2018-09-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63003-amlo-s-corn-plan-questioned-there-s-not-enough-land
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

If domestic production cannot rise as planned, Mexico will keep importing large volumes of US yellow corn, supporting US export demand and feed grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-06-17 | [Mexico’s constitutional amendment bans plantings of GMO corn - The Organic & Non-GMO Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24178-mexico-s-constitutional-amendment-bans-plantings-of-gmo-corn-the-organic-and.md) | -2.5% | -4.3% |
| CORN | 2025-05-03 | [Mexico's act of resistance over GM corn - The New Lede](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24633-mexico-s-act-of-resistance-over-gm-corn-the-new-lede.md) | -2.9% | -1.6% |
| CORN | 2019-11-12 | [State Council planning more measures to restore nation's hog production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56059-state-council-planning-more-measures-to-restore-nation-s-hog-production.md) | -0.5% | -2.9% |
| CORN | 2024-04-12 | [Mexico Postpones U.S. Corn Ban - Seed World](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30703-mexico-postpones-u-s-corn-ban-seed-world.md) | -0.2% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2024-03-02 | [Almost Big Breaking News for Corn and Soybean Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7864-almost-big-breaking-news-for-corn-and-soybean-prices.md) | +5.1% | +2.0% |

## Sources

- mexiconewsdaily.com: https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/corn-plan-questioned-theres-not-enough-land/

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