# Chase for tastier tortillas starts with age-old 'Mexican gold'

> Mexico is developing gourmet maize for tortillas, which could reverse the flow of cheap US yellow corn imports. The Reuters feature notes that US corn imports have displaced more than a million Mexican farmers since NAFTA took effect in 1994.

- Date: 2017-04-07 · published 2017-04-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71464-chase-for-tastier-tortillas-starts-with-age-old-mexican-gold
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Growth in domestic Mexican specialty maize could gradually cut import demand for US yellow corn, but the effect is long-term and small.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2022-12-16 | [Joint Statement from Secretary Vilsack and Ambassador Tai after Meeting with Mexican Government Officials](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38225-joint-statement-from-secretary-vilsack-and-ambassador-tai-after-meeting-with.md) | +0.7% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2017-02-17 | [Bunge CEO Says US Corn Still a Better Deal for Mexico](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72529-bunge-ceo-says-us-corn-still-a-better-deal-for-mexico.md) | -0.4% | -0.2% |
| CORN | 2022-12-16 | [Mexico says it aims for agreement with U.S. on GM corn in January \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38226-mexico-says-it-aims-for-agreement-with-u-s-on-gm-corn-in-january-reuters.md) | +0.7% | +3.0% |
| CORN | 2025-04-30 | [U.S. potash prices rise with new tariffs on Canadian imports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25452-u-s-potash-prices-rise-with-new-tariffs-on-canadian-imports.md) | -1.7% | +0.6% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-corn-certification-idUSKBN1790I2/

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