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Analysis argues that Mexico's July 1 presidential election cannot be separated from its relationship with the United States, with food staples, fuel prices and security as the central issues. Corn tortilla prices rose 8.4% in 2017 against roughly 6.7% general inflation.
Mexico's dependence on imported U.S. corn for tortillas means political pressure over food prices could shape trade and tariff policy affecting feed grain export demand.
geopoliticalfutures.comGPF TeamJan 16, 2018After 31 past neutral geopolitics events, Corn moved a median -0.3% over 5 sessions (42% higher; middle half -2.3% to +1.1%), and +0.2% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
