# Mexico considers granting duty-free access to South American corn - Brownfield Ag News

> The US Grains Council said Mexico, the top buyer of US corn, is considering duty-free access for corn from Brazil and Argentina. Council officials said South American corn is already competitively priced and that tariff removal would likely reduce demand for US grain. Mexican officials are reportedly upset over Trump administration trade and immigration policies.

- Date: 2017-03-27 · published 2017-03-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71977-mexico-considers-granting-duty-free-access-to-south-american-corn-brownfield-ag
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

If Mexico shifts feed-grain purchases to Brazil and Argentina, US corn export demand would fall, pressuring US corn prices, while South American corn gains share.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-03-22 | [Soybeans mostly lower, corn down, watching South America - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10726-soybeans-mostly-lower-corn-down-watching-south-america-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.3% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2023-04-20 | [National Corn Growers want a formal dispute on Mexico's corn ban - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36385-national-corn-growers-want-a-formal-dispute-on-mexico-s-corn-ban-brownfield-ag.md) | -1.0% | -9.9% |
| CORN | 2024-08-20 | [USGC focused on Mexico GMO corn ban - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28746-usgc-focused-on-mexico-gmo-corn-ban-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -3.5% | +5.3% |
| CORN | 2020-11-17 | [Mexican Grain Buyers Importing From South America - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50127-mexican-grain-buyers-importing-from-south-america-agweb.md) | +1.1% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2023-12-08 | [McKalip: GMO-corn dispute continues to move forward - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32693-mckalip-gmo-corn-dispute-continues-to-move-forward-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -2.7% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- brownfieldagnews.com: https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/mexico-considers-granting-duty-free-access-south-american-corn/

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