# Mexico's corn imports rise 4% year on year through September

> Mexico's corn imports reached US$4.459 billion from January to September, up 4% from the same period of 2025, according to Banco de Mexico data compiled by GCMA. Most of the imported grain is yellow corn used for animal feed and industry. Corn was Mexico's largest agri-food import in the period, and soybeans rose 20.6%.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-13T13:35:57.703Z
- Category: trade · region Mexico · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/97889-mexico-s-corn-imports-rise-4-year-on-year-through-september
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Steady Mexican demand for imported yellow corn supports US export flows and the feed-grain basis. Higher soybean purchases also point to firm meal demand.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-12-10 | [Mexico Increases its Corn Imports on its Non-GMO Path](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43569-mexico-increases-its-corn-imports-on-its-non-gmo-path.md) | -0.3% | -0.8% |
| CORN | 2021-10-22 | [China’s corn imports in September remain strong - Shipping Herald](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44411-china-s-corn-imports-in-september-remain-strong-shipping-herald.md) | +3.5% | +10.0% |
| CORN | 2025-09-29 | [Ukrainian corn exports in September are ten times lower than last year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14180-ukrainian-corn-exports-in-september-are-ten-times-lower-than-last-year.md) | -1.8% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2023-06-01 | [China’s imports of U.S. food on the rise - WEDC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14834-china-s-imports-of-u-s-food-on-the-rise-wedc.md) | -2.2% | -3.2% |
| CORN | 2020-01-27 | [Mexico Will Have Higher Corn Imports in 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55044-mexico-will-have-higher-corn-imports-in-2020.md) | -1.2% | -1.8% |
| SOY | 2023-06-01 | [China’s imports of U.S. food on the rise - WEDC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14834-china-s-imports-of-u-s-food-on-the-rise-wedc.md) | +4.7% | +14.1% |
| SOY | 2020-06-08 | [EU DATA: Soybean meal imports in 2019-20 rise 2% on year, soybean imports up 1%](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52700-eu-data-soybean-meal-imports-in-2019-20-rise-2-on-year-soybean-imports-up-1.md) | +0.4% | +3.5% |
| SOY | 2020-11-07 | [China's Oct soybean imports jump 41% on year on swine fever recovery \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50147-china-s-oct-soybean-imports-jump-41-on-year-on-swine-fever-recovery-s-and-p.md) | +3.9% | +5.5% |

## Sources

- jornada.com.mx: https://www.jornada.com.mx/2026/11/13/economia/026n1eco

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