# Mexico May Make a Trade Example of Ag Products

> DTN's Washington Insider reports that Senate Finance Committee members remain confused about the Trump administration's trade strategy after briefings from trade adviser Peter Navarro and others. Senate Agriculture Chairman Pat Roberts stressed the need for strong export markets, noting USDA forecasts a fourth year of falling net farm income.

- Date: 2017-02-17 · published 2017-02-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72498-mexico-may-make-a-trade-example-of-ag-products
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Uncertainty over US trade policy keeps export demand for farm goods in question. The briefing itself has no immediate price impact, but it signals continued policy risk for grain exports.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2018-03-20 | [GRAIN \| Mexico: The dangers of industrial corn and its processed edible products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65978-grain-mexico-the-dangers-of-industrial-corn-and-its-processed-edible-products.md) | -0.1% | +3.9% |
| CORN | 2019-01-18 | [Mexico: Government established guaranteed prices for five agricultural products - Global Trade Alert](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61061-mexico-government-established-guaranteed-prices-for-five-agricultural-products.md) | -0.5% | +0.8% |
| CORN | 2022-08-15 | [US Grain Exports to Mexico May Get Tougher \| Hoosier Ag Today](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40008-us-grain-exports-to-mexico-may-get-tougher-hoosier-ag-today.md) | -1.1% | -0.5% |
| CORN | 2026-06-02 | [Argentina to Gradually Reduce Export Taxes on Ag Products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13794-argentina-to-gradually-reduce-export-taxes-on-ag-products.md) | -4.9% | -8.5% |
| CORN | 2022-08-25 | [MAIZALL Mission To Mexico Focuses Efforts On Trade, Food Security Issues - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40010-maizall-mission-to-mexico-focuses-efforts-on-trade-food-security-issues-u-s.md) | +1.2% | +1.0% |

## Sources

- dtnpf.com: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/columns/washington-insider/article/2017/02/17/mexico-may-make-trade-example-ag

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