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  • Friday, February 23rd 2018 - 09:21 UTC

    Mexico buying more Brazilian corn over concern with NAFTA negotiations

    Mexican buyers imported a total of more than 583,000 metric tons of Brazilian corn last year – a 970% jump over 2016, shows data from Mexico’s SIAPm Mexico’s SIAP

    Mexican buyers imported ten times more corn from Brazil last year amid concern that NAFTA renegotiations could disrupt their U.S. supplies, according to government data and top grains merchants. Mexico is on track to buy more Brazilian corn in 2018, which would hurt a U.S. agricultural sector already struggling with low grains prices and the rising competitive threat from South America.