# USDA confirms sale of 1.73 million tonnes of corn to Mexico and 136 thousand tonnes of soybeans to China

> USDA announced new export sales of 1,729,740 tonnes of corn to Mexico, split between 2026/27 and 2027/28 deliveries, and 136,000 tonnes of soybeans to China for 2026/27 delivery. The sales were reported by private US exporters through USDA's daily sales reporting system.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-04T00:20:52.183Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/78708-usda-confirms-sale-of-1-73-million-tonnes-of-corn-to-mexico-and-136-thousand
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Confirmed Chinese soybean purchases and Mexican corn demand support US export flows, but the volumes are small relative to the market, so the price effect is modest.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-05-05 | [China and Mexico Buy U.S. Corn and Soybeans \| Red River Farm Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53115-china-and-mexico-buy-u-s-corn-and-soybeans-red-river-farm-network.md) | +0.1% | +1.4% |
| CORN | 2022-02-01 | [Export Sales to China and Mexico \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42668-export-sales-to-china-and-mexico-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | +1.8% | +11.1% |
| CORN | 2020-09-28 | [US-China trade: soybeans, corn and cars surge, but Beijing still not close to meeting demands of deal \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50984-us-china-trade-soybeans-corn-and-cars-surge-but-beijing-still-not-close-to.md) | +3.1% | +8.8% |
| CORN | 2021-03-17 | [Nearby Corn Futures Firm as USDA Reports Big Sales to China - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5125-nearby-corn-futures-firm-as-usda-reports-big-sales-to-china-agweb.md) | +11.0% | +14.2% |
| CORN | 2024-08-23 | [USDA confident in challenge to Mexico's GM corn ban - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28742-usda-confident-in-challenge-to-mexico-s-gm-corn-ban-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.2% | +6.1% |
| SOY | 2018-12-13 | [USDA confirms sale of 1.13 million tons of soybeans to China - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61445-usda-confirms-sale-of-1-13-million-tons-of-soybeans-to-china-agweek-1-source.md) | -2.2% | -2.3% |
| SOY | 2019-02-02 | [China's COFCO buys million-tonne batch of U.S. soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60472-china-s-cofco-buys-million-tonne-batch-of-u-s-soybeans.md) | -0.4% | -1.6% |
| SOY | 2023-11-10 | [China soybean imports top 100 million tonnes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33166-china-soybean-imports-top-100-million-tonnes.md) | +2.4% | -1.8% |

## Sources

- noticiasagricolas.com.br: https://www.noticiasagricolas.com.br/noticias/usda/430707-usda-confirma-venda-de-1-73-milhao-de-toneladas-de-milho-ao-mexico-e-136-mil-toneladas-de-soja-a-china.html

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