# U.S. Corn Exports to Mexico: Will Policy Rhetoric Turn into Concrete Action? - Farm Policy News

> A Mexican senator said he would introduce a bill to shift Mexican corn purchases from the US to Brazil or Argentina, in response to President Trump's threats. Analysts note that Mexico cannot unilaterally block US corn under NAFTA. South Dakota growers warned that a ban would lower national corn prices.

- Date: 2017-02-19 · published 2017-02-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72530-u-s-corn-exports-to-mexico-will-policy-rhetoric-turn-into-concrete-action-farm
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A possible shift away from Mexico, the largest buyer of US corn, would weigh on US corn export demand and prices if it becomes concrete policy.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-06-21 | [As Mexico Explores Options to Reduce Reliance on U.S. Ag Imports, NAFTA Ag Ministers Meet in Georgia \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70470-as-mexico-explores-options-to-reduce-reliance-on-u-s-ag-imports-nafta-ag.md) | -2.4% | +2.1% |
| CORN | 2019-09-09 | [U.S., China Trade Talks Set to Resume; Agricultural Export Markets Continue to Adjust \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10853-u-s-china-trade-talks-set-to-resume-agricultural-export-markets-continue-to.md) | -0.9% | +3.4% |
| CORN | 2023-01-22 | [U.S. Sorghum Exports Dwindle on “Near-Evaporation” of Chinese Demand, as China Looks to Brazilian Corn \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37840-u-s-sorghum-exports-dwindle-on-near-evaporation-of-chinese-demand-as-china.md) | -0.4% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2017-03-23 | [Wary of Protectionism, U.S. Agriculture Wages Charm Offensive to Save Mexican Exports – Foreign Policy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71980-wary-of-protectionism-u-s-agriculture-wages-charm-offensive-to-save-mexican.md) | +0.2% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2023-01-24 | [Mexico, US still far apart over corn import ban \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37744-mexico-us-still-far-apart-over-corn-import-ban-ap-news.md) | +1.2% | +1.1% |

## Sources

- farmpolicynews.illinois.edu: https://farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2017/02/u-s-corn-exports-mexico-will-policy-rhetoric-turn-concrete-action/

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