# US grains benefit from strong Mexican trade relations | Feed Strategy

> Feed Strategy reports that the US produced a record 387 million tonnes of corn in 2016 and that Mexico is the largest importer of US yellow corn. Mexico also ranks second for US DDGS and takes large volumes of US barley and sorghum. Industry groups are concerned about trade fallout under the Trump administration.

- Date: 2017-02-11 · published 2017-02-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72497-us-grains-benefit-from-strong-mexican-trade-relations-feed-strategy
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Mexico's large share of US corn, DDGS, barley and sorghum demand makes it a key outlet for a record crop. Any trade disruption could weigh on prices for these feed grains.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- DDGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-11-14 | [Amid Trade Spat With US, China To Boost Grain Import From Belt And Road Nations](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61934-amid-trade-spat-with-us-china-to-boost-grain-import-from-belt-and-road-nations.md) | -0.7% | +7.1% |
| CORN | 2020-01-06 | [Feed grain benefits from China deal may be limited](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55071-feed-grain-benefits-from-china-deal-may-be-limited.md) | -0.1% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2017-02-02 | [DDGs exports look to speed up exports to Mexico before trade relationship sours further  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72595-ddgs-exports-look-to-speed-up-exports-to-mexico-before-trade-relationship-sours.md) | -1.1% | +0.9% |
| CORN | 2020-03-12 | [Risk Management Roadshow Explores Expanded Trade Options In Mexico - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54106-risk-management-roadshow-explores-expanded-trade-options-in-mexico-u-s-grains.md) | -7.4% | -3.7% |
| CORN | 2018-01-26 | [U.S. anti-trade agenda could benefit Canadian ag - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66958-u-s-anti-trade-agenda-could-benefit-canadian-ag-agcanada.md) | +0.3% | +1.2% |

## Sources

- feedstrategy.com: https://www.feedstrategy.com/business-markets/feed-production-by-region/article/15439066/us-grains-benefit-from-strong-mexican-trade-relations

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