# NAFTA along the Rio Grande | Western Livestock Journal

> WLJ reports on a Mexican agribusiness, Grupo Chapa Quiroga, that moves US corn, sorghum, cotton and DDGS across the Rio Grande into Mexico, about 60,000 metric tonnes last year. The firm says tariff-free trade under NAFTA lets it buy US grain and sell it in Mexico.

- Date: 2017-08-14 · published 2017-08-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69425-nafta-along-the-rio-grande-western-livestock-journal
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Tariff-free cross-border grain flows support steady US Gulf and border demand for corn and sorghum, so NAFTA changes are a risk to these export channels.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- SORGHUM: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-12-05 | [The real question on NAFTA and agriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67460-the-real-question-on-nafta-and-agriculture.md) | +2.8% | +5.6% |
| CORN | 2025-01-03 | [Global grain demand continues to match supply \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11608-global-grain-demand-continues-to-match-supply-the-western-producer.md) | -0.3% | +4.7% |
| CORN | 2018-04-16 | [Amid Trade Turbulence, Some Positive Signs For Barging - The Waterways Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65676-amid-trade-turbulence-some-positive-signs-for-barging-the-waterways-journal.md) | -0.8% | +2.6% |
| CORN | 2020-10-01 | [International grain trade - Ontario Grain Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50615-international-grain-trade-ontario-grain-farmer.md) | -0.3% | +6.4% |
| CORN | 2022-02-25 | [What comes next for ag trade, markets after a record year? - High Plains Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14957-what-comes-next-for-ag-trade-markets-after-a-record-year-high-plains-journal.md) | +6.6% | +10.3% |

## Sources

- wlj.net: https://www.wlj.net/nafta-along-the-rio-grande/

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