# Status Mexico: Mexico Critical to the Success of U.S. Grain Industry - Seed World

> The US Grains Council said Mexico is the most important global market for US grains, buying a record 13.9 million tonnes of US corn in 2016/17 and the top share of DDGS. It noted that Mexico's new president-elect, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, adds uncertainty to the trade relationship.

- Date: 2018-08-14 · published 2018-08-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63511-status-mexico-mexico-critical-to-the-success-of-u-s-grain-industry-seed-world
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Mexico's record purchases underline the exposure of US corn and DDGS prices to the NAFTA outcome and to the policy direction of the incoming Mexican government.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- DDGS: neutral
- SORGHUM: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-08-01 | [AgriMarketing.com - Ag Industry Experts Discuss The Latest In Mexico's Ban Of GM Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28747-agrimarketing-com-ag-industry-experts-discuss-the-latest-in-mexico-s-ban-of-gm.md) | -0.1% | -3.8% |
| CORN | 2024-09-24 | [The U.S. and Mexico are in a dispute over tortillas. It started with genetically modified corn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28274-the-u-s-and-mexico-are-in-a-dispute-over-tortillas-it-started-with-genetically.md) | +1.7% | -0.8% |
| CORN | 2017-03-09 | [Ukraine: 29.9 million tons of grain exported since start of 2016/2017 MY – Business World](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71841-ukraine-29-9-million-tons-of-grain-exported-since-start-of-2016-2017-my.md) | +0.5% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2018-03-08 | [Technical Progress Made In Mexico During Seventh NAFTA Round - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65980-technical-progress-made-in-mexico-during-seventh-nafta-round-u-s-grains-and.md) | +2.4% | +5.3% |
| CORN | 2023-10-02 | [Mexico stands firm in face of U.S. imperialist pressure on GMO corn - The Non-GMO Report \| Non-GMO News, Farming & Supply Chain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33595-mexico-stands-firm-in-face-of-u-s-imperialist-pressure-on-gmo-corn-the-non-gmo.md) | +2.7% | +2.6% |

## Sources

- seedworld.com: https://www.seedworld.com/us/2018/08/14/status-mexico-mexico-critical-success-u-s-grain-industry/

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