# Mexico's Corn Yields Trail the Global Average and the United States, Industry Group Says

> Mexico’s corn yield is 3.8 tonnes per hectare, below the reported global average of 6.1 tonnes and the US figure of 11.5 tonnes, according to the National Chamber of Industrialized Corn. The group also said Mexico produces 24.1 million tonnes, imports 24.2 million tonnes, and consumes an estimated 48.9 million tonnes annually; about half of consumption goes to livestock.

- Date: 2026-11-06 · published 2026-11-07T00:22:18.749Z
- Category: report · region Mexico · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/85259-mexico-s-corn-yields-trail-the-global-average-and-the-united-states-industry
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

The large gap between domestic production and consumption underscores Mexico’s reliance on imports, including corn used in animal feed, supporting structural demand for imports. The figures describe an ongoing market balance rather than a new short-term supply shock.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-04-11 | [Brazil’s poultry industry surges amid rising global demand - USDA FAS
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25289-brazil-s-poultry-industry-surges-amid-rising-global-demand-usda-fas-the-poultry.md) | +1.7% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2017-03-17 | [Strategie Grains Increased Its Forecast On Wheat And Barley Yields In The EU, But Decreased Its Corn Forecast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71948-strategie-grains-increased-its-forecast-on-wheat-and-barley-yields-in-the-eu.md) | -1.8% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2025-05-14 | [Global Grains Rattled by Trade Deals and Yield Hurdles](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6682-global-grains-rattled-by-trade-deals-and-yield-hurdles.md) | +3.8% | +0.4% |
| CORN | 2025-01-13 | [Cuts to US and global corn and soy inventory forecasts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26455-cuts-to-us-and-global-corn-and-soy-inventory-forecasts.md) | +1.7% | +1.8% |
| CORN | 2017-07-11 | [Focus on the United States \| World-grain.com \| July 11, 2017 19:59 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70016-focus-on-the-united-states-world-grain-com-july-11-2017-19-59-world-grain.md) | -4.3% | -4.6% |

## Sources

- digimart.co.in: https://digimart.co.in/mexico-news/mexico-corn-yields-trail-global-average-and-us

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