# Mexico Less Dependent on US Corn

> Gro Intelligence reports that Mexican corn production for 2017/18 was revised up to 26.8 million tonnes in the February 8 WASDE, from 26.2 million in January. The analysis links the higher domestic output to ongoing NAFTA renegotiations.

- Date: 2018-02-26 · published 2018-02-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66463-mexico-less-dependent-on-us-corn
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A larger Mexican crop means less reliance on imported corn, which is bearish for U.S. corn export demand. The effect is small given the modest revision.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-09-26 | [Mexico to Import Less U.S. Corn \| American Ag Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28276-mexico-to-import-less-u-s-corn-american-ag-network.md) | +2.5% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2023-03-24 | [Mexico corn imports down 4% \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36837-mexico-corn-imports-down-4-world-grain.md) | +1.7% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2017-06-23 | [FAS USDA lowers the forecast for corn import from Mexico](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70472-fas-usda-lowers-the-forecast-for-corn-import-from-mexico.md) | -0.6% | +3.5% |
| CORN | 2017-04-11 | [USDA: More corn for ethanol, less for feed, ending stocks unchanged](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71443-usda-more-corn-for-ethanol-less-for-feed-ending-stocks-unchanged.md) | -1.1% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2025-06-24 | [USDA notes shifts in Mexican corn \| Farmtario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24181-usda-notes-shifts-in-mexican-corn-farmtario.md) | +2.0% | -3.1% |

## Sources

- gro-intelligence.com: https://www.gro-intelligence.com/insights/mexico-corn-production-increase

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