# DDGs exports look to speed up exports to Mexico before trade relationship sours further  : The Daily Digest

> DDGS producers in Illinois are looking to accelerate shipments to Mexico before trade relations with the U.S. deteriorate further. Alternative markets such as Nicaragua are being considered if Mexico becomes unviable. More than 130 food producers and associations recently wrote to the president defending NAFTA.

- Date: 2017-02-02 · published 2017-02-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72595-ddgs-exports-look-to-speed-up-exports-to-mexico-before-trade-relationship-sours
- Commodities: [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Front-loaded Mexican demand could temporarily support U.S. DDGS exports, but the risk of tariffs or NAFTA renegotiation threatens a major outlet for DDGS and corn. Prices may face downside if Mexican buying slows.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- DDGS: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2019-06-18 | [US looking to import Latin American corn for ethanol feedstock  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58687-us-looking-to-import-latin-american-corn-for-ethanol-feedstock-the-daily-digest.md) | +0.5% | -2.4% |
| CORN | 2017-02-11 | [US grains benefit from strong Mexican trade relations \| Feed Strategy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72497-us-grains-benefit-from-strong-mexican-trade-relations-feed-strategy.md) | -1.1% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2024-11-11 | [Report: Mexico's GM Corn Restrictions Likely to Stay Despite U.S. Trade Dispute Win - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27398-report-mexico-s-gm-corn-restrictions-likely-to-stay-despite-u-s-trade-dispute.md) | -1.2% | -0.1% |
| CORN | 2024-02-22 | [US reports rare daily export sale of sorghum to China \| The Straits Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31722-us-reports-rare-daily-export-sale-of-sorghum-to-china-the-straits-times.md) | -1.0% | +6.0% |
| CORN | 2021-04-07 | [Ethanol exports fall 38% in February following January’s record high  : The Daily Digest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47594-ethanol-exports-fall-38-in-february-following-january-s-record-high-the-daily.md) | +2.8% | +25.3% |

## Sources

- biofuelsdigest.com: https://biofuelsdigest.com/ddgs-exports-look-to-speed-up-exports-to-mexico-before-trade-relationship-sours-further/

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