# Yellow corn imports grow 7.4% through September 2026

> Mexico imported 19.46 million tonnes of corn from January to September 2026, up 5.8% year on year, according to the GCMA using customs data. Yellow corn accounted for 18.87 million tonnes, up 7.4%, and 99.8% of it came from the United States. Sader reports a different yellow corn figure but also shows an increase, which it attributes to higher demand for animal feed.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-04T06:13:47.932Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/79268-yellow-corn-imports-grow-7-4-through-september-2026
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Strong Mexican feed-corn demand supports US corn export sales and firms the basis for US corn. Mexico remains the largest corn importer, so continued growth in its purchases is supportive for prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-01-10 | [Corn Imports Surge in 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32103-corn-imports-surge-in-2023.md) | -1.1% | -5.0% |
| CORN | 2025-09-29 | [Ukrainian corn exports in September are ten times lower than last year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14180-ukrainian-corn-exports-in-september-are-ten-times-lower-than-last-year.md) | -1.8% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2021-10-22 | [China’s corn imports in September remain strong - Shipping Herald](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44411-china-s-corn-imports-in-september-remain-strong-shipping-herald.md) | +3.5% | +10.0% |
| CORN | 2021-12-16 | [Will China's Imports of Corn Remain High in 2022? \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14971-will-china-s-imports-of-corn-remain-high-in-2022-feed-and-grain.md) | -2.7% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2021-11-24 | [China’s Corn Imports Up 236% from 2020 \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14982-china-s-corn-imports-up-236-from-2020-cz-app.md) | -3.8% | -0.0% |

## Sources

- territoriobajio.com: https://territoriobajio.com/importacion-maiz-amarillo-crece-7-4-septiembre-2026/

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