# Mexico corn production falls; country will import more than it produces, agriculture sector warns

> Juan Carlos Anaya of the Grupo Consultor de Mercados Agrícolas estimates Mexico will import about 26 million tonnes of corn in 2026 against domestic output of 22.7 million tonnes. He also said Mexico imports about 70% of its wheat.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-13T00:20:08.880Z
- Category: report · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/96763-mexico-corn-production-falls-country-will-import-more-than-it-produces
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Structurally rising Mexican corn and wheat import needs support demand for US and other exporter grain, which is supportive for corn and wheat prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-10-12 | [WASDE Reduces Corn and Soy Production More Than Expected](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33584-wasde-reduces-corn-and-soy-production-more-than-expected.md) | -0.4% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2025-06-24 | [CORRECTION: Export Sales to Mexico \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24180-correction-export-sales-to-mexico-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | +2.0% | -3.1% |
| CORN | 2023-06-23 | [Mexico to import more corn \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35484-mexico-to-import-more-corn-world-grain.md) | -8.6% | -15.1% |
| CORN | 2022-03-14 | [Export Sales to Mexico \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42277-export-sales-to-mexico-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | +1.1% | +10.2% |
| CORN | 2025-04-25 | [Export Sales to Mexico \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25094-export-sales-to-mexico-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | -2.1% | -1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2026-06-02 | [Agriculture production set to ease amid drier outlook - DAFF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18769-agriculture-production-set-to-ease-amid-drier-outlook-daff.md) | -0.6% | +1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2019-06-11 | [U.S. Corn Production, Supplies Fall, USDA Says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58451-u-s-corn-production-supplies-fall-usda-says.md) | -4.7% | -8.3% |
| WHEAT | 2017-06-14 | [ABARE crop report signals a 33 per cent fall in winter crop production  \| The Rural \| Wagga Wagga, NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70450-abare-crop-report-signals-a-33-per-cent-fall-in-winter-crop-production-the.md) | +0.6% | +1.3% |

## Sources

- unotv.com: https://www.unotv.com/negocios/mexico-importara-mas-maiz-del-que-produce-en-2026/

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