# Mexico makes its second-largest US corn purchase, about 1.7 million tons

> USDA announced a flash sale of about 68 million bushels, roughly 1.7 million metric tons, of U.S. corn to Mexico. Weekly inspections also showed corn shipments to Mexico rising in the week ending October 29, while China continued buying soybeans.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-04T15:14:49.702Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/80006-mexico-makes-its-second-largest-us-corn-purchase-about-1-7-million-tons
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A large flash sale to Mexico, the top buyer of U.S. corn, adds firm near-term export demand and supports corn prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-05-11 | [China makes another large purchase of US corn  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46955-china-makes-another-large-purchase-of-us-corn-world-grain.md) | -7.7% | -2.5% |
| CORN | 2023-09-26 | [Mexico Makes Third-Largest Corn Buy On Record: Here's What It Signals - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34074-mexico-makes-third-largest-corn-buy-on-record-here-s-what-it-signals-agweb.md) | +1.7% | +3.3% |
| CORN | 2020-07-14 | [China Makes Record U.S. Corn Purchase \| Farm Policy News \| Illinois](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51985-china-makes-record-u-s-corn-purchase-farm-policy-news-illinois.md) | -1.1% | -3.2% |
| CORN | 2020-07-10 | [China books second-biggest U.S. corn purchase on record, also buys wheat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51981-china-books-second-biggest-u-s-corn-purchase-on-record-also-buys-wheat.md) | -4.9% | -7.5% |
| CORN | 2020-03-24 | [China makes largest U.S. grain purchases since start of trade war - UPI.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54008-china-makes-largest-u-s-grain-purchases-since-start-of-trade-war-upi-com.md) | +6.1% | -4.7% |

## Sources

- agronewstoday.com: https://agronewstoday.com/article/mexico-buys-68-million-bushels-us-corn-flash-sale

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