# Barrera Maldonado warns grain production has fallen 50%, especially in Sonora and other northern states

> Mexican lawmaker Leticia Barrera Maldonado said the country’s grain production had fallen by 50%, contributing to increased food imports. She backed Sonora durum wheat producers seeking more agricultural funding, fair prices and access to government support programs.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-06T13:36:02.867Z
- Category: report · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/84040-barrera-maldonado-warns-grain-production-has-fallen-50-especially-in-sonora-and
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower domestic grain output can increase Mexico’s reliance on imports, supporting demand for imported grains and potentially tightening local availability. The report does not identify which grains account for the overall decline, so commodity-specific price effects are uncertain.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-06-13 | [Wheat Prices Rally on Lower U.S. Winter Wheat Production Estimate - Northern Ag Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64483-wheat-prices-rally-on-lower-u-s-winter-wheat-production-estimate-northern-ag.md) | -2.0% | -8.2% |
| WHEAT | 2018-02-22 | [Early Estimates Expect 2018/19 Wheat Production to Fall in the Black Sea - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66432-early-estimates-expect-2018-19-wheat-production-to-fall-in-the-black-sea-u-s.md) | +1.3% | +1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2018-10-28 | [2018 harvest shows significant falls in production of wheat and barley - FarmingUK News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62478-2018-harvest-shows-significant-falls-in-production-of-wheat-and-barley.md) | +0.2% | -4.4% |
| WHEAT | 2026-07-17 | [Global grain production to fall by 69 mln tons after record harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5065-global-grain-production-to-fall-by-69-mln-tons-after-record-harvest.md) | +3.8% | +0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2026-09-17 | [IGC: Grain production falls but GOI prices rise \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9696-igc-grain-production-falls-but-goi-prices-rise-world-grain.md) | +3.2% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2018-06-13 | [Wheat Prices Rally on Lower U.S. Winter Wheat Production Estimate - Northern Ag Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64483-wheat-prices-rally-on-lower-u-s-winter-wheat-production-estimate-northern-ag.md) | -4.1% | -8.2% |
| CORN | 2026-07-17 | [Global grain production to fall by 69 mln tons after record harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5065-global-grain-production-to-fall-by-69-mln-tons-after-record-harvest.md) | +4.3% | +0.2% |
| CORN | 2026-09-17 | [IGC: Grain production falls but GOI prices rise \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9696-igc-grain-production-falls-but-goi-prices-rise-world-grain.md) | -1.2% | -5.6% |

## Sources

- tallapolitica.com.mx: https://www.tallapolitica.com.mx/barrera-maldonado-alerta-sobre-caida-de-produccion-de-granos-en-50-por-ciento-principalmente-en-sonora-y-otros-estados-del-norte/

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