# Can Mexico Produce Its Own Food? President López Obrador Thinks So

> Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the front-runner in Mexico's July 1 presidential election, has pledged to roll back all agricultural provisions of NAFTA. He says U.S. agribusiness has dumped staples such as corn, pork, wheat and rice on Mexican markets. His aim is to revitalize domestic agriculture and reduce reliance on American farm products.

- Date: 2018-05-16 · published 2018-05-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65009-can-mexico-produce-its-own-food-president-lopez-obrador-thinks-so
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

If the campaign pledge is carried out, Mexico would buy less U.S. corn and other farm goods, which is bearish for U.S. feed grain demand and prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-06-19 | [Mexican president moves to prioritize domestic corn for tortillas](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35483-mexican-president-moves-to-prioritize-domestic-corn-for-tortillas.md) | -2.2% | -17.4% |
| CORN | 2021-01-11 | [What Does Mexico’s GM Corn Ban Mean for U.S. Producers? – The Van Trump Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49128-what-does-mexico-s-gm-corn-ban-mean-for-u-s-producers-the-van-trump-report.md) | +6.3% | +12.8% |
| CORN | 2021-11-03 | [Mexico: Front line of the global food war – POLITICO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44040-mexico-front-line-of-the-global-food-war-politico.md) | +1.2% | -1.3% |
| CORN | 2024-10-15 | [Mexico’s President Reaffirms Ban on Planting & Consumption of GMO White Corn - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27821-mexico-s-president-reaffirms-ban-on-planting-and-consumption-of-gmo-white-corn.md) | -0.1% | +2.6% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- jg-house.com: https://jg-house.com/2018/05/15/can-mexico-produce-food/

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