# La producción agroalimentaria reporta vacío estructural y asfixia a productores: UNTA

> The National Union of Agricultural Workers says Mexico produces only 42% of its grains and oilseeds and cites a drop in output of key crops. Mexican grain and oilseed imports rose by 1.8 million tonnes in the first nine months of 2026, and corn imports for 2027 are projected near 26.5 million tonnes.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-05T00:15:45.459Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/80784-la-produccion-agroalimentaria-reporta-vacio-estructural-y-asfixia-a-productores
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Structurally rising Mexican import dependence, especially for corn, supports export demand for US and other origin corn and adds to price support.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-10-23 | [USTR and USDA Release Report on Agricultural Trade between the United States and China \| United States Trade Representative](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50499-ustr-and-usda-release-report-on-agricultural-trade-between-the-united-states.md) | +0.8% | +10.6% |
| CORN | 2018-06-05 | [China reportedly offered to buy nearly $70 billion of US agriculture, energy products](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64397-china-reportedly-offered-to-buy-nearly-70-billion-of-us-agriculture-energy.md) | -3.0% | -8.0% |
| CORN | 2017-10-02 | [Private Exporters Report Sales Activity for Mexico and China \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68324-private-exporters-report-sales-activity-for-mexico-and-china-usda-foreign.md) | +2.7% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2018-05-04 | [Latest Ethanol Export and Production Numbers \| Energy.AgWired.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65028-latest-ethanol-export-and-production-numbers-energy-agwired-com.md) | +0.8% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2025-11-05 | [Mexico – Senators propose labeling of food products containing genetically modified ingredients \| infoAlimentario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21931-mexico-senators-propose-labeling-of-food-products-containing-genetically.md) | +1.0% | +2.3% |

## Sources

- lado.mx: https://lado.mx/noticia/22234177/

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