# Maize imports raised to blunt shortage

> President Marcos issued Executive Order No. 129, more than doubling the Philippines' minimum access volume for maize imports to 500,000 metric tonnes. The move responds to a projected yellow corn supply gap caused by El Niño-related crop damage.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-02T21:05:43.315Z
- Category: policy · region Asia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/75766-maize-imports-raised-to-blunt-shortage
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Higher import quota lifts Philippine import demand for corn and helps offset local supply losses, which supports world corn prices. Feed millers gain access to more supply.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-12-07 | [Mali suspends grain exports amid fears of food shortages](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43676-mali-suspends-grain-exports-amid-fears-of-food-shortages.md) | -0.5% | -0.0% |
| CORN | 2021-07-29 | [Soybean meal needs reduced import tax](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46151-soybean-meal-needs-reduced-import-tax.md) | -0.3% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2020-12-31 | [Sharp rise in price for the CBoT maize future](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49678-sharp-rise-in-price-for-the-cbot-maize-future.md) | +6.2% | +17.5% |
| CORN | 2017-06-16 | [China Widens Gate to GMO Crop Imports from U.S. - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70354-china-widens-gate-to-gmo-crop-imports-from-u-s-caixin-global.md) | -3.5% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2024-07-02 | [Mexico’s new leadership to drop plan for reducing yellow corn imports \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29233-mexico-s-new-leadership-to-drop-plan-for-reducing-yellow-corn-imports-world.md) | +0.8% | +0.7% |

## Sources

- businessmirror.com.ph: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2026/10/28/maize-imports-raised-to-blunt-shortage/

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